Reply to the discussion by Aaronson et al. to “Grain nucleation and growth during phase transformations” by S.E. Offerman et al., Science, 298, 1003 (November 1, 2002)

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 937-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E. Offerman ◽  
van Dijk ◽  
J. Sietsma ◽  
van der Zwaag ◽  
E.M. Lauridsen ◽  
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1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 444-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenek Hrabe ◽  
Sridhar Komarneni ◽  
Ladislav Pach ◽  
Rustum Roy

Boehmite compacts and boehmite gels (seeded and unseeded) were annealed at various temperatures in nitrogen and 1 atm water vapor to determine the influence of water vapor on boehmite transformation to new phases, changes in porosity, and morphology. Water vapor was found to accelerate the phase transformations markedly compared to dry N2 treatment. The catalyzing effect of water vapor may be due to its interactions on grain surfaces and generation of fast diffusion paths, resulting in nucleation and growth of new phases. This result shows that control of the furnace atmosphere is a useful variable in thermally activated processes.


1994 ◽  
Vol 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Freim ◽  
Joanna McKittrick ◽  
Joel Katz ◽  
Kurt Sickafus

ABSTRACTThe phase transformation and densification behavior of gas condensation synthesized γA12O3 sintered with microwave radiation has been studied. Nucleation and growth phase transformations, which produce α-A12O3 occurred as the material was heated through the temperature range of 800–1300°C. These phase transformations resulted in anomalous grain growth with a distinct change in particle morphology, crystallite size and surface area. A12O3 derived from a chemically synthesized boehmite precursor has been shown to exhibit the same nucleation and growth phase transformation behavior when conventionally heated. It is concluded that nanocrystalline γ or β alumina will not be a viable starting material for the production of dense bodies with grain sizes of less than 100 nm.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Yazhu Ma ◽  
Yubing Zhang ◽  
Feng Liu

Solid-state phase transformations like crystallization of amorphous alloys can be described by an analytical model incorporating a nucleation index a. However, this model cannot be used to examine isochronal transformations with abrupt changing of enthalpy differences performed with differential scanning calorimetry. Based on the model, a non-isokinetic approach is proposed and applied to analyze the isochronal crystallization kinetics of Fe85B15 amorphous alloy. The approach enabled us to obtain the kinetic parameters and activation energies for nucleation and growth.


Science ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 298 (5595) ◽  
pp. 1003-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Offerman ◽  
N. H. van Dijk ◽  
J. Sietsma ◽  
S. Grigull ◽  
E. M. Lauridsen ◽  
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