Phase transformations

Introduction

Questions

[1] Is there an inherent limit to how fast you can fly, in a sustained manner? What sets such a limit?

[2] Can a structural material be used above its melting temperature?

Course content and plan

Textbook

Phase transformations in metals and alloys, D A Porter and K E Easterling, Second Edition, CRC press, 1992.

References

  1. Phase transformations in materials, A K Jena and M C Chaturvedi, Prentice Hall PTR, 1992.
  2. Phase equilibria, phase diagrams and phase transformations: their thermodynamic basis, M Hillert, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
  3. Stability of microstructure in metallic systems, J W Martin, R D Doherty, and B Cantor, Second Edition, Cambridge Solid State Science Series, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
  4. The theory of transformations in metals and alloys, J W Christian, Third edition, Pergamon Press, 2002.
  5. Phase transformations in materials, R W Cahn, P Haasen and E Kramer, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1991.
  6. Kinetics of materials, R W Balluffi, S A Allen and W C Carter, First Edition, Wiley-Interscience Publishers, 2005.
  7. Transformations in metals, P G Shewmon, Indo American Books, 2006.
  8. Phase diagrams in metallurgy: their development and applications, F N Rhines, Mc-Graw Hill Book Company, 1956.

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