Diffusional Formation of Ferrite in Iron and its Alloys

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

Abstract

A review covering the following topics:

Introduction
Classification of Ferritic Microstructures
Mechanism of Diffusional Transformations in Ferrite
Interface Motion: Rate-Controlling Processes
Diffusion-Controlled Growth
Interface-Controlled Growth
The Ledge Mechanism of Interface Motion
Solute-Drag
Experimental Measurements of Growth Kinetics
Massive Ferrite
Appendix: Diffusion-Controlled Growth of Widmanstatten Ferrite

The article entitled Diffusional Formation of Ferrite in Iron and its Alloys, is reprinted below from Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 29, 1985, pp. 321-386., with permission from Elsevier Science. Single copies of the article can be downloaded and printed for the reader's personal research and study.

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