Phase Transformations in Materials

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This course covers the fundamentals of phase transformations with specific focus on thermodynamic driving forces, nucleation and growth kinetics, and microstructure evolution. Major sections on solidification, diffusional transformations (e.g. precipitation, cellular, eutectoidal, spinodal decomposition, etc.) and non-diffusional transformations (e.g. martensitic, magnetic, ferroelectric, etc.) will be introduced. Prereq: EMSE 276 .