Solid State Transformation and Heat Treatment

The final microstructures of materials are often obtained by transformation in the solid state. A tight control of the relevant processes is vital for a material with optimal properties, and thus for the efficient large-scale production of industrial components.

In this book, based on the recent EUROMAT symposium, the most important phenomena will be treated and new directions of research outlined. The main subjects are: Modelling precipitation, eutectoid transformation and theory of TTT/ CT curves; Phase dissolution during heating; Rapid solid state transformation phenomena: massive transformation, bainite formation, martensite including crack formation of ceramics; Crystallisation of glass (metals, polymers, ceramics); Recrystallisation; Phase transformations during service.

Alain Hazotte is Professor at the "Laboratoire d'Etude des Textures et Applications aux Materiaux" at University of Metz, France. His research is mainly devoted to metallurgy and the characterization of materials, especially using microscopic techniques. He was organizer of the Symposium "Solid State Transformation, Heat Treatment" at the recent EUROMAT conference.