Metastable solids from undercooled melts

Dieter M. Herlach, Peter Galenko and Dirk Holland-Moritz (Eds.)0080436382, 9780080436388, 9780080468860

This book presents the physical concepts and tools to characterize and describe the formation of metastable solids from undercooled melts. Its aim is to facilitate understanding of the development of the science and technology of solidification of melts and to introduce new concepts within this exciting research field in order to fulfil the challenges of the future in the field of undercooled melts.
A comprehensive description of the science and applications of the undercooling phenomenon is given. It is composed of several main parts: experimental techniques for undercooling; characterization of the undercooled melt as the first step in rapid solidification; introducing the concepts of modern theories of rapid dendrite and eutectic growth and their comparison with experimental results, and a survey of metastable materials formed from the non-equilibrium state of an undercooled melt. * Showing clear links to possible application of results obtained from basic research * The subject matter is multidisciplinary and will be of interest to material scientists, physicists, physical chemists, mechanical and electrical engineers

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Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Pages ix-x
Dieter Herlach, Peter Galenko, Dirk Holland-Moritz

Acknowledgements
Page xi

Chapter 1 Introduction Original Research Article
Pages 1-6

Chapter 2 Experimental approach to high undercoolings Original Research Article
Pages 7-56

Chapter 3 Physics of undercooled liquids Original Research Article
Pages 57-111

Chapter 4 Solid-liquid interface Original Research Article
Pages 113-141

Chapter 5 Nucleation Original Research Article
Pages 143-193

Chapter 6 Crystal growth in undercooled melts Original Research Article
Pages 195-280

Chapter 7 Cooperative growth in undercooled polyphase alloys Original Research Article
Pages 281-313

Chapter 8 Metastable solid states and phases Original Research Article
Pages 315-358

Chapter 9 Microstructure selection maps Original Research Article
Pages 359-374

Chapter 10 Experiments in reduced gravity Original Research Article
Pages 375-406

Chapter 11 Conclusions and summary Original Research Article
Pages 407-411

Appendix List of the symbols
Pages 413-423

Index
Pages 425-432