UNSW Handbook Course - Phase Transformations

Phase Transformations - MATS4023


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Materials Science and Engineering
	Course Outline: http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Theory of nucleation and growth of a new phase. Interface behaviour during solidification of single component systems. Alloy solidification - Interface stability and constitutional supercooling. Solidification by invariant transformation. Solidification of ingots and castings - Inoculation effects. Single crystal growth. Rapid solidification processing. Nucleation and growth of precipitates - age hardening. Spinodal decomposition and ordering reactions. Diffusional and diffusionless transformations - characteristics; nucleation and growth; crystallographic aspects. Case studies.

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