Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes

Description

This book is intended as a text for upper undergraduate and graduate courses on kinetics of metallurgical processes for students of materials science, metallurgical engineering, and chemical engineering. Focusing on basic and essential topics, selected from the authors’ teaching and research, it serves as a comprehensive guide to metallurgical kinetics. Chapters 1–10 discuss the “logic” of various kinetics processes, while Chapter 11 explores the systematic analysis of raw rate data generated from controlled experiments. The final chapters illustrate how the fundamental concept of thermal activation is used to describe the kinetics of rate-dependent plastic deformation and creep fracture. With numerous examples, illustrations, and step-by-step tutorials, it is ideally suited for both self-study and classroom use. The examples were selected from research papers to highlight how the topics discussed can be, and are, used to solve real-world technological problems. Providing a comprehensive list of resources for further study, and end-of-chapter review questions to help students test their knowledge, it can be used for university coursework or as a text for professional development courses. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxv Introduction (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 1-15 Empirical and Semi-Empirical Kinetics (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 17-53 Chemically Controlled Reactions (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 55-82 Diffusion Through Product Layer (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 83-118 Fluid Phase Mass Transfer (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 119-149 Reaction Between Two Fluids (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 151-170 Nucleation and Growth (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 171-192 Non-ideal Conditions and Complex Reactions (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 193-237 Non-isothermal Kinetics (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 239-279 Thermal Analysis Techniques (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 281-314 Analysis of Kinetic Data for Practical Applications (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 315-340 Kinetics of Plastic Deformation (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 341-412 Kinetics of Creep Fracture (Hem Shanker Ray, Saradindukumar Ray)....Pages 413-449 Back Matter ....Pages 451-455