The iron – carbon system, phase transformations
A study of iron-carbon system is useful and important in many respects.…
Kinetics of nucleation and growth
Structural changes in metallic systems usually take place by nucleation and growth…
Particle strengthening by precipitation and precipitation reactions
As explained in an earlier chapter (chapter-6: Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms), by…
Intermediate phases:
An intermediate phase may occur over a composition range (intermediate solid solution)…
Eutectic system:
Many binary systems have components which have limited solid solubility, e.g.: Cu-Ag,…
Binary diagrams:
These diagrams constitutes two components, e.g.: two metals (Cu and Ni), or…
Equilibrium Phase Diagrams
A diagram that depicts existence of different phases of a system under…
Phase Diagrams
Many of the engineering materials possess mixtures of phases, e.g. steel, paints,…
Equalizer
The equalizer is a device that attempts to reverse the distortion incurred by a…
Windowing Signals
Use smoothing windows to improve the spectral characteristics of a sampled signal.…


