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Principles of Solidification

Article in Materials Today October 2011

DOI: 10.1016/S1369-7021(11)70218-8

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Principles of Solidification
A comprehensive description of the liquid-solid transformation in
casting, welding, and crystal growth processes; with topics including
the liquid state, liquid-solid crystallization, solid-liquid interfaces, and
rapid solidification, supported by detailed mathematical examples.
Laurens Katgerman | l.katgerman@tudelft.nl
Casting and solidification are most often used for
making complex shapes that would be difficult or
uneconomical to make by other methods, and remain
among the most important commercial processes for
many materials.
The modern science of solidification started in the
1940s, when engineers and scientists began to use
analytical mathematical models to describe solidification
phenomena. The development of the criterion for
constitutional supercooling by Chalmers and co-workers
was a major step forward in our
understanding of the instability of the
solid-liquid interface and the evolution
of as-cast microstructures. Based on
the results of Chalmers early research,
the first comprehensive textbook/
monograph with the original title of
Principles of Solidification was published
in 1964. Research on heat and solute
transport during solidification continued
over the following years, providing
solidification science with a firm base.
This resulted in subsequent textbooks:
Solidification Processing by Flemings in
1974, and 10 years later, Kurz & Fishers
book Fundamentals of Solidification, in
which the equations of heat and solute
transport including the inherent length
scales were applied in a comprehensive way to describe
microstructural developments during solidification.
In the 80s, the modeling of solidification and crystal
growth processes really took off when powerful
computers became available. Computational models on
the (different) length scales of casting and solidification
were successfully developed in parallel with the rapid
improvement of algorithms for different numerical
approaches, such as finite element, finite volume, and
phase field methods.
Although there have been a few dedicated books and
conference proceedings published since the appearance
of Flemings and Kurz & Fishers books, it is only
recently that two new textbooks with a comprehensive
presentation of the fundamentals, models, and
computational approaches based on the results of
solidification research up to the present day have been
published: Dantzig & Rappazs Solidification (2009) and
Glicksmans Fundamentals of Solidification (2011).
While the textbook by Dantzig & Rappaz more or less
follows the approach by Kurz & Fisher, the book by
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Glickman, discussed here, follows the approach and logical
structure of Chalmers original Principles of Solidification.
Glicksmans textbook is divided into five parts:
Introductory Aspects, Macrosegregation, Solid-liquid
interfaces, Microstructure Evolution, and Appendices.
In Part I, crystals and melts, thermodynamics, thermal
concepts in solidification, and the solidification of
pure metals are described. Part II, Macrosegregation,
covers solute mass balances, plane-front solidification,
and compositional control and Part III, Solid-Liquid
Interfaces, follows with crystal-melt
interfaces, constitutional supercooling,
linear morphological stability, non-
linear stability models, and nucleation
analysis.
Part IV, Microstructural Evolution,
covers dendritic growth,
microsegregation, interface structure
and growth kinetics, polyphase
solidification, and rapid solidification
processing and in Part V some
selected topics are described in detail.
The topic of this book is timely and
the author is an acknowledged expert
in the field who has made major
research contributions.
Martin Eden Glicksman
Principles of Solidification: An Introduction to Modern Casting
and Crystal Growth Concepts
Springer 2011 530 pp
ISBN: 978-1-4419-7343-6
79.95
Students and researchers in materials, metallurgy,
chemistry, and mechanical engineering will find this to
be a useful source on the subjects of solidification and
crystal growth. Extensive figures, tables, and references
enable readers to easily understand the content with
minimal difficulty. Unfortunately the book has no
worked examples and problems to help students to
practice what they have learned.
In summary, this book comprehensively covers the
liquid-solid transformation in casting, welding, and crystal
growth processes and will give students and scientists
a firmer grasp of the field of solidification science. This
book will no doubt prove to be useful as a reference book
for graduate level materials, metallurgical, chemical, and
mechanical engineering researchers.
Polymer-carbon
nanotube composites:
Preparation, properties
and applications
T McNally and P Ptschke (Eds)
Woodhead Publishing 2011 848 pp
ISBN: 978-1-84569-761-7
180.00/$305.00
While still relatively new materials, polymer-
carbon nanotube composites are becoming
increasingly important, thanks to the range
of applications that they may be used in.
This contributed work covers all aspects
of polymer-CNT composites, from their
preparation and characterization, through to
their use in a variety of systems. Produced
by leading researchers in the field, the text
will likely provide a useful reference to
researchers working in this expanding area.
Optics of Nanomaterials
Vladimir Gavrilenko
Pan Stanford Publishing 2010 329 pp
ISBN: 978-9-81424-109-0
89.00/$139.95
Optics of Nanomaterials covers the optical
properties of a range of nanomaterials and
nanostructures in an introductory manner.
With a strong emphasis on physics, the
text covers the basic quantum mechanics
of low-dimensional systems before moving
on to examine specific examples, such as
quantum dots and biological nanomaterials.
Introduction to
Dislocations
D. Hull and D. J. Bacon
Butterworth Heinemann 2011 288 pp
ISBN: 978-0-08-096672-4
$66.95
Crystal dislocations can play critical
roles in the mechanical and electronic
properties of materials, and so an
understanding of these common
defects is critical when considering the
applications of metals, ceramics and semi-
conductors. After first being published
in 1965, Introduction to Dislocations has
become a well respected resource for
students and experts alike. This latest
edition builds on this solid foundation,
but also takes advantage of the latest
findings, providing a clear explanation of
the behavior and effects of dislocations.
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