Nucleation and the properties of undercooled melts
Bibliographic Information
Nucleation and the properties of undercooled melts
L.Battezzati and A.Castellero
(Materials science foundations, 15)
Trans Tech Publications, c2002
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Nucleation is a central topic in Materials Science because it initiates most phase transformations. When a new phase appears within an existing phase, seeds must form before growth can occur within the given volume. The study of nucleation treats the very early stages, which involve only a limited number of atoms or molecules. It is a branch of fundamental research which has far-reaching implications for processes where nucleation is of paramount relevance to phase and microstructure selection. The development of any new material or processing route always leads to renewed interest in the topic.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE NUCLEATION THEORY. 2.1 Nucleationand Transformations: from a Single Nucleus to a Large Volume Transformed.
2.2 The Classical Theory
2.3 Nucleationof Metastable Phases
2.4 Alternative Approaches
3. THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN THE DESCRIPTION OF NUCLEATION. 3.1 The Free Energy Difference, G, between Undercooled Melts and Crystal Phases
3.2 The Interfacial Free Energy:
3.3 The Diffusion Coefficient in the Undercooling Regime
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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