Phase Diagrams: Understanding the Basics

Description

This well-written text is for non-metallurgists and anyone seeking a quick refresher on an essential tool of modern metallurgy. The basic principles, construction, interpretation, and use of alloy phase diagrams are clearly described with ample illustrations for all important liquid and solid reactions. Gas-metal reactions, important in metals processing and in-service corrosion, also are discussed. Get the basics on how phase diagrams help predict and interpret the changes in the structure of alloys.Contents Include: Introduction to Phase Diagrams / Solid Solutions and Phase Transformations / Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams / Isomorphous, Eutectic, Peritectic, and Monotectic Alloy Systems / Solid State Transformations / Intermediate Phases / Ternary Diagrams / Gas-Metal Systems / Phase Diagram Determination / Computer Simulation of Phase Diagrams / Phase Diagram Applications / Non-Equilibrium Reactions-Martensitic and Bainitic Structures, Precipitation Hardening / Appendices: Review of Metallic Structure and Fundamentals of SolidificationContents [for sell sheet]1 Introduction to Phase Diagrams2 Solid Solutions and Phase Transformations3 Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams4 Isomorphous Alloy Systems5 Eutectic Alloy Systems6 Peritectic Alloy Systems7 Monotectic Alloy Systems8 Solid State Transformations9 Intermediate Phases10 Ternary Phase Diagrams11 Gas-Metal Systems12 Phase Diagram Determination13 Computer Simulation of Phase Diagrams14 Phase Diagram Applications15 Non-Equilibrium Reactions-Martensitic and Bainitic Structures16 Non-Equilibrium Reactions-Precipitation HardeningAppendicesA Review of Metallic StructureB Fundamentals of Solidification