THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF FORMATION OF THE GLASS STATE AND INITIAL DEVITRIFICATION.

Abstract

Any body which exhibits a viscosity equal to or greater than the somewhat arbitrary 10 to the 15th power poise is considered to be solid. A liquid may transform into a solid either by the discontinuous process of crystallization or by a continuous transition leading to the formation of an amorphous solid or glass. The conditions which determine which of these modes occur are surveyed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608772

Entities

People

  • David Turnbull

Organizations

  • Harvard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amorphous Materials
  • Crystallization
  • Kinetics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics
  • Thermodynamic Processes
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transitions
  • Viscosity

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  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.