MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Manufacturing is derived from the Latin word manufactus, means made by hand.…
Transformation rate effects and TTT diagrams, Microstructure and Property Changes in Fe-C Alloys
Solid state transformations, which are very important in steels, are known to…
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,…


