This module represents an advanced course on the principles of phase transformations in metals and alloys during solid state phase transformations. Basic principles that govern the behaviour ofd metallic materials.
Equilibrium condition in alloy systems.
The concept of metastability and transient phases.
Mechanisms of phase transformations in solid state, homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation and growth.
Classic thermodynamic models of homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation.
Diffusion and diffusive transformations.
Diffusionless transformations.
Development of Interphases.
Pearlitic, Bainitic and Martensitic Transformations.
