Principles of Solidification: An Introduction to Modern Casting and Crystal Growth Concepts

by Martin Eden Glicksman

Book Overview

Part I Introductory Aspects.- Crystals & Melts.- Thermodynamics of Crystal-Melt Phase Change.- Thermal Concepts in Solidification.- Solidification of Pure Materials.- Part II Macrosegregation.- Solute Mass Balances: Macrosegregation.- Plane-Front Solidication.- Composition Control.- Part III Solid-Liquid Interfaces: Capillarity, Stability, Nucleation.- Crystal-Molt Interfaces.- Constitutional Supercooling.- Linear Morphological Stability.- Non-Linear...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489981853
• ISBN13: 9781489981851
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"