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Solidification. Nov. 2010. Rapid Solidification (10 5 K/s) Rapidly cool or quench to produce amorphous or glassy structure (metallic glass). Rapid Solidification. Cooling Rate >10 4 -10 7 o K/s
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Solidification Nov. 2010
Rapid Solidification (105 K/s) Rapidly cool or quench to produce amorphous or glassy structure (metallic glass)
Rapid Solidification • Cooling Rate >104 -107oK/s • By processes such as: Atomization, melt spinning, roller-quenching or plasma spray or laser or electron beam surface treatment • Non-eqm phase, no thermo. Restrictions, exceed solubility limits, melt solidifies without any chem changes. • Crystalline or amorphous (improved mech. properties) • Microsegregation-free structures • Using powder metallurgy to process the materials.