Yeung Man Hau. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-53). / Text in English; abstract also in Chinese. / Yeung Man Hau. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1. --- Background of solidification --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- The driving force for solidification / Chapter 1.2 --- Capillarity effect (or Gibbs-Thomson effect) / Chapter 2. --- Nucleation --- p.3 / Chapter 3. --- Growth --- p.4 / Chapter 3.1 --- Constrained growth and unconstrained growth / Chapter 3.2 --- Directional solidification / Chapter 4. --- Growth of pure substances --- p.6 / Chapter 4.1 --- Metals / Chapter 4.2 --- Stability of planar S/L interface / Chapter 4.3 --- Non-metals / Chapter 5. --- Solidification of single-phase binary alloys --- p.7 / Chapter 5.1 --- Equilibrium solidification / Chapter 5.2 --- Constitutional undercooling / Chapter 5.3 --- Stability of planar S/L morphology / Chapter 5.4 --- Minimum scale of perturbation in directional growth / Chapter 5.5 --- Development of growth morphology / Chapter 5.6 --- Growth rate of cell/dendrite tip / Chapter 5.7 --- Arm spacing and coarsening / Chapter 6. --- Solidification of binary eutectic alloys --- p.11 / Chapter 6.1 --- Classification / Chapter 6.2 --- Growth of lamellar eutectics / Chapter 6.3 --- Stability of planar morphology / Chapter 6.4 --- Coupled zone (Competitive growth of eutectic and dendrites) / Chapter 6.5 --- Off-eutectic solidification / Chapter 7. --- Solidification of ternary eutectic alloys --- p.14 / References --- p.16 / Figures --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Experimental Methods / Chapter 1. --- Fused silica tube cleaning --- p.37 / Chapter 2. --- Alloy preparation --- p.37 / Chapter 3. --- Undercooled specimen preparation --- p.38 / Chapter 4. --- Specimen examination --- p.38 / Chapter 5. --- TEM sample preparation --- p.39 / References --- p.40 / Figures --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Solidification of Undercooled Molten Pd60 .5Cu25Si14.5 Alloy / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.44 / Chapter 2. --- Experimental --- p.46 / Chapter 3. --- Results --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1 --- Thermal profiles / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Temperature-time chart plotter (plotter) / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Differential thermal analysis (D TA) / Chapter 3.2 --- Microstructures / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Effect of undercooling on the microstructure / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Effect of quenching after 1st exothermic peak on the microstructure / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Effect of annealing at the onset temperature of 1st exothermic peak on the microstructure / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Effect of using slower cooling rate on the microstructure / Chapter 4. --- Discussions --- p.50 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusion --- p.51 / References --- p.52 / Figures --- p.54
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322343 |
Date | January 1998 |
Contributors | Yeung, Man Hau., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, 76 leaves : ill. (some mounted) ; 30 cm. |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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