Solidification and Solid-State Transformations of Metals and Alloys

Solidification and Solid-State Transformations of Metals and Alloys describes solidification and the industrial problems presented when manufacturing structural parts by casting, or semi-products for forging, in order to obtain large, flat or specifically shaped parts. Solidification follows the nucleation and growth model, which will also be applied in solid-state transformations, such as those taking place because of changes in solubility and allotropy or changes produced by recrystallization. It also explains the heat treatments that, through controlled heating, holding and cooling, allow the metals to have specific structures and properties. It also describes the correct interpretation of phase diagrams so the reader can comprehend the behaviour of iron, aluminium, copper, lead, tin, nickel, titanium, etc. and the alloys between them or with other metallic or metalloid elements.

1. Solidification of Metals 2. Phase Transformation Kinetics 3. Total Insolubility and Solubility in Alloys 4. Invariant Solidification 5. Nonequilibrium Solidification and Chemical Heterogeneities 6. Physical Heterogeneities in Solidification 7. Equilibrium Transformations 8. Solid-State Transformations in the Fe-C System 9. Ternary Systems