Chapter 13
Heat-Induced Transformations in Materials: Improving Properties by Controlled Solidification, Diffusion, or Heat Treatment
Learning Objectives
After careful study of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
1. Describe several ways in which heat can be used to intentionally alter the structure of materials, including melting, diffusion, and solid-state transformations.
2. Explain the pervasive process of nucleation and growth in materials from both thermodynamic and kinetic bases, including the differences between homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation.
3. Describe the process of diffusion in crystalline solids by both vacancy and interstitial mechanisms, including the origin, bounding conditions, and application ...
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