Ceramics, Polymers, Metals, and Composites

  1. Phase Diagrams
    1. Definitions and Basic Concepts
      1. Components
        1. Pure Elements
          1. Compounds
            1. Solutions
            2. Phases
              1. Solid Phases
                1. Liquid Phases
                  1. Gas Phases
                    1. Phase Identification
                    2. Phase Equilibria
                      1. Thermodynamic Equilibrium
                        1. Metastable Equilibria
                          1. Kinetic Considerations
                          2. Gibbs Phase Rule
                            1. Degrees of Freedom
                              1. Variables
                                1. Application to Systems
                              2. Unary Phase Diagrams
                                1. Single Component Systems
                                  1. Pressure-Temperature Diagrams
                                    1. Phase Boundaries
                                      1. Triple Point
                                        1. Critical Point
                                        2. Polymorphic Transformations
                                          1. Allotropic Forms
                                            1. Temperature-Induced Changes
                                          2. Binary Phase Diagrams
                                            1. Isomorphous Systems
                                              1. Complete Solid Solubility
                                                1. Liquidus Line
                                                  1. Solidus Line
                                                    1. Solidification Process
                                                    2. Phase Diagram Interpretation
                                                      1. Composition Reading
                                                        1. Temperature Effects
                                                          1. Phase Identification
                                                            1. Tie Line Construction
                                                            2. Lever Rule
                                                              1. Phase Fraction Calculations
                                                                1. Mass Balance
                                                                2. Microstructure Development
                                                                  1. Solidification Paths
                                                                    1. Cooling Rate Effects
                                                                      1. Coring
                                                                      2. Eutectic Systems
                                                                        1. Limited Solid Solubility
                                                                          1. Eutectic Point
                                                                            1. Eutectic Composition
                                                                              1. Eutectic Temperature
                                                                                1. Eutectic Microstructure
                                                                                2. Peritectic Systems
                                                                                  1. Peritectic Reaction
                                                                                    1. Peritectic Point
                                                                                      1. Microstructure Formation
                                                                                      2. Eutectoid Reactions
                                                                                        1. Solid-State Transformations
                                                                                          1. Eutectoid Point
                                                                                            1. Lamellar Structures
                                                                                          2. Iron-Carbon System
                                                                                            1. Fe-Fe3C Phase Diagram
                                                                                              1. Phases Present
                                                                                                1. Ferrite
                                                                                                  1. Austenite
                                                                                                    1. Cementite
                                                                                                      1. Liquid
                                                                                                      2. Critical Temperatures
                                                                                                        1. A1 Temperature
                                                                                                          1. A3 Temperature
                                                                                                            1. Acm Temperature
                                                                                                          2. Steel Classifications
                                                                                                            1. Hypoeutectoid Steels
                                                                                                              1. Eutectoid Steel
                                                                                                                1. Hypereutectoid Steels
                                                                                                                2. Microstructure Development
                                                                                                                  1. Pearlite Formation
                                                                                                                    1. Proeutectoid Phases
                                                                                                                      1. Cooling Rate Effects
                                                                                                                      2. Cast Iron Compositions
                                                                                                                        1. Gray Iron Region
                                                                                                                          1. White Iron Formation

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