Science and Technology of Rapid Solidification and Processing, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995 Coll. NATO Science Series E:, Vol. 278

This book represents a collection of papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (NATO/ARW) on "Science and Technology of Rapid Solidification and Processing", held at Hotel Thayer, West Point Military Academy, New York, N. Y. , during June 21-24, 1994. The workshop was attended by over forty scientists representing several NATO member countries as well as representatives from Japan, China (PRC), Taiwan and India. The purpose of this NATO/ARW conference was to review the major advances made in most recent years in both the theoretical and experimental areas of rapid solidification technology and processing. In accordance with the NATO/ARW format, the agenda for the conference was so arranged to offer in depth presentation of the latest developments in the subject area as well as to encourage follow-up discussions by the participants. There was seven sessions each opened with a lecture by an invited guest speaker. Sessions 1-4, covered two days of the conference and focused mainly on Processing Technologies of Rapid Solidification and Thermodynamic Properties (Practical Applications). Sessions 4-6 concentrated on Thermodynamics of Metastable Alloys, Relaxation, Diffusion, Magnetic and Electric Properties (Fundamentals). Session 6 was devoted to the Structural Characterization of Supercooled Melts, Ultra Fine Polycrystalline Materials (New Innovations and Techniques). There were two equally important aspects of this NATO/ARW conference which must be mentioned. Firstly, this is the first NATO/ARW conference on Science and Technology of Rapid Solidification and Processing held in the United States.

Preface. Grain Boundary Deformation and Fracture of a Fine Grained, High Purity AL-2% MG Alloy at 150°C (423K); H.C. Chang, N.J. Grant. Growth Parameters in Formation and Stability of Rapidly Solidified Microstructure; H. Jones. Synthesis and Properties of Bulk Metallic Glass; W.L. Johnson, A. Peker. Synthesis, Fabrication and Properties of Bulk Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Alloys; S.J. Poon, Y. He, G.J. Shiflet, G.M. Dougherty. Aluminum-Rich Metallic Glasses; G.S. Shiflet, Y. He, G.M. Dougherty, H. Chen. Numerical and Experimental Study of Porosity Evolution during Plasma Spray Deposition of W; H. Liu, W. Cai, R.H. Rangel, E. Lavernia. Spray Processing of Ti Metal Matrix Composites; P.S. Grant, Y.Y. Zhao, J.H. Li, M.L. Jenkins, B. Cantor. Spray Forming with Uniform Droplets; C.A. Chen S. Sahu, J.-H. Chun, T. Ando. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) Processed by the Spray Forming Technique; J.S. Zhang, W.J. Zhang, G.L. Chen. Surface Crystallization and Field Induced Anisotropy of Cobalt-Rich Amorphous Alloys; C.K., Kim, R.C. O'Handley, W.K. Ho. A Perspective on the High Resistance to Coarsening and Durability of Silicide Dispersions in RSPM Al-Fe-V-Si Alloys; D.M.J. Wilkes, H. Jones. Short-Drop-Tube Experiments on AlCuFe Alloys; C. Voltz, B. Vinet, J. Blétry. Solidification of Refractory Materials Processed in the Ultrahigh-Vacuum Drop Tube at the CEREM/Grenoble; S. Tournier, B. Vinet, E. Cini. Thixoforming of Spray Cast Materials; A. Zavaliangos, A. Lawley. High Temperature Deformation of Rapidly Solidified 7091 P/M Aluminium Alloy; H.N. Azari, G.S. Murty, G.S. Upadhyaya. Microstructures, Tensile Properties and Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of the Zirconium Modified 2024 AlloysProcessed by Liquid Dynamic Compaction; X. Duan, A. Farah, I. Ücok, N.J. Grant. Processing and Structure of a Rapidly Solidified Mg-8.5wt.%Li-1wt.%Ca-1wt.%Y Alloy via Liquid Dynamic Compaction; I. Ücok, K. Kubota. Rapid Solidification Processing of Discontinuously-Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites; T.S. Srivastan, T.S. Sudarshan, E.J. Lavernia. Processing and Properties of Spray Formed 2xxx Aluminum Alloys; A. Kahveci. Self-Diffusion and Relaxation Processes in Amorphous Metallic Alloys; H. Kronmüller, W. Frank, P. Scharwaechter. Microscopic Criteria for Glass Formation; T. Egami. Magnetic Behavior in Nanocrystalline Fe-Cu-Nb-Si-B Alloys at Elevated Temperatures; I. Skorvánek, C.K. Kim, R.C. O'Handley. Diffusion, Oxidation, and Nucleation of Crystalline Phases in the Glass-Forming Systems Zr60Ni25Al15; S. Schneider, X. Sun, M.-A. Nicolet, W.L. Johnson. Non-Contact AC Calorimetry of Undercooled Alloys; D.S. Lee, D. Uffelman, W.L. Johnson. Diffraction Studies of the Structure of Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Fe-W Alloys; C.N.J. Wagner, E. Yang, M.S. Boldrick. Structural Characteristics of the Nanocrystalline Materials Synthesized by Completely Crystallizing Amorphous Alloys; K. Lu. Theory of Crystallization of PZT Thin Films; E. Dang. Subject Index.