General Concepts
The iron – carbon system, phase transformations
A study of iron-carbon system is useful and important in many respects. This is because (1) steels constitute…
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General Concepts
Kinetics of nucleation and growth
Structural changes in metallic systems usually take place by nucleation and growth whether it is just a phase…
September 29, 2021 · Taylor EmmaGeneral Concepts
Particle strengthening by precipitation and precipitation reactions
As explained in an earlier chapter (chapter-6: Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms), by obstructing dislocation motion in different means,…
September 29, 2021 · Taylor EmmaGeneral Concepts
Intermediate phases:
An intermediate phase may occur over a composition range (intermediate solid solution) or at a relatively fixed composition…
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Eutectic system:
Many binary systems have components which have limited solid solubility, e.g.: Cu-Ag, Pb-Sn. The regions of limited solid…
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Binary diagrams:
These diagrams constitutes two components, e.g.: two metals (Cu and Ni), or a metal and a compound (Fe…
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Equilibrium Phase Diagrams
A diagram that depicts existence of different phases of a system under equilibrium is termed as phase diagram.…
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Phase Diagrams
Many of the engineering materials possess mixtures of phases, e.g. steel, paints, and composites. The mixture of two…
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Equalizer
The equalizer is a device that attempts to reverse the distortion incurred by a signal transmitted through a channel. In digital…
September 21, 2021 · Taylor Emmawireless communication
Windowing Signals
Use smoothing windows to improve the spectral characteristics of a sampled signal. When performing Fourier or spectral analysis…
September 21, 2021 · Taylor Emma