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Expanded and revised to cover developments in the field over the past 17 years, and now reprinted to correct errors in the prior printing, Phase Transformation in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition provides information and examples that better illustrate the engineering relevance of this topic. It supplies a comprehensive overview of specific types of phase transformations, supplemented by practical case studies of engineering alloys.

New in the Third Edition:

• Computer-aided calculation of phase diagrams
• Recent developments in metallic glasses
• The Scheil method of calculating a CCT diagram from a TTT diagram
• Expanded treatment of the nucleation and growth of polygonal ferrite and bainite
• New case studies covering copper precipitation hardening of very low carbon bainitic steel and very fine carbide-free bainite
• Detailed treatment of strain-induced martensite provides a theoretical background to transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels

Unique Presentation Links Theory to Application
Adding new case studies, detailed examples, and exercises drawn from current applications, the third edition keeps the previous editions’ popular easy-to -follow style and excellent mix of basic and advanced information, making it ideal for those new to the field. The book’s unique presentation links basic understanding of theory with application in a gradually progressive yet exciting manner. Based on the author’s teaching notes, the book takes a pedagogical approach and provides examples for applications and problems that can be readily used for exercises.

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Customer Reviews (5)

Great fundamental book, but REALLY bad version
I had the second edition of Porter and Easterling and lost it between moves.I thought the new edition would be updated and have some great new information in it.I was REALLY wrong.The new author has removed some good information that was in the previous edition and the errors in this edition are appalling.Equations are derived incorrectly or the final equation is wrong.It is clear that no one went through this new edition and edited it.If you are going to purchase the book, I would recommend getting the second edition.I am not sure if the end of the chapter problems are the same, but it really isn't worth buying.I wish I could return this and buy the second edition.

Too many errors!
This book was not edited properly.There are errors every couple of pages and many equations are wrong in the text, problems, and even solutions.If you have to get this book for a class, make sure you get the next printing which will be out in March.

Lacking depth and some areas were copied from Reed-Hill & Shewmon
We used this textbook for a graduate level course.

My first observation was that a lot of the content in this book was copied from other sources without directly giving credit to the original authors.One example is where Reed-Hill credits an original paper whereas these authors just copied it from Reed-Hill and omitted the citation.There are other examples where they copied content directly from Shewmon.

As mentioned above, some content is copied from other sources and this wouldn't be as bad if it weren't for the fact that in most cases they copied the end result without fully explaining the concepts behind it.This can take a lot of your time away from you if you try to derive a formula on your own.I was usually forced to refer to other books when I found myself having a hard time understanding a section or a formula.Sometimes an attempt at an explanation is made but it is not sufficient to explain how the author arrived at the formula or concept.If you are accustomed to textbooks that show you how formulas are derived, this isn't the textbook for you.To make matters worse, some formulas throughout the book are incorrect (and its the 3rd edition!).

The arrangement of the book can sometimes get confusing and you often have to backup and re-read sections to make sure that you are not mixing concepts. I often had to go back to other textbooks and read their sections on a subject and then re-read this book (and then it finally made sense).

For my kinetics of phase transformations course, which was very rigorous, I had to suplement this book with other textbooks:Physical Metallurgy Principles by Robert E. Reed-Hill & Reza Abbascian, Diffusion in Solids by Paul Shewmon, and various research papers or lecture notes to fully understand all of the concepts.

service was a little slow
the book is exactly what I expected but deliver took way longer than I though.take that into consideration

The Basics of Materials science
The "Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys" book describes the basics of materials science. The fundamental principles that can be applied while dealing with issues of higher complexity.

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In the decade since the first edition of this popular text was published, the metallurgical field has undergone rapid developments in many sectors. Nonetheless, the underlying principles governing these developments remain the same. A textbook that presents these advances within the context of the fundamentals is greatly needed by instructors in the field

Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Second Edition maintains the simplicity that undergraduate instructors and students have come to appreciate while updating and expanding coverage of recently developed methods and materials. The book is effectively divided into two parts. The beginning chapters contain the background material necessary for understanding phase transformations - thermodynamics, kinetics, diffusion theory and the structure and properties of interfaces. The following chapters deal with specific transformations - solidification, diffusional transformation in solids and diffusionless transformation. Case studies of engineering alloys are incorporated to provide a link between theory and practice. New additions include an extended list of further reading at the end of each chapter and a section containing complete solutions to all exercises in the book

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Customer Reviews (14)

Excellent Textbook
This is an excellent college/graduate level textbook.It covers all aspects of phase transformations.The book treats phase transformations in its broadest sense, beginning with 250 pages of background physical metallurgy, covering: thermodynamics, phase diagrams, diffusion, crystal interfaces, and solidification.With this background, it then goes on to diffusional and diffusionless transformations.The book is thus more of a text on physical metallurgy, as opposed to being restricted to only transformations per, se.It is on the theoretical side, as opposed to a book that contains primarily data.This is an excellent book for upper level and graduate students of metallurgy and materials science, as well as physicists who need to know about solid-state transformations.It is a good book for practicing engineers who want a solid scientific background, but would not be a good choice if all they wanted were data.There is a more recent, third edition, of this book.

Smooth transaction
Book was in excellent condition, timely shipping. Couldn't ask for more. As for the book itself, I personally dislike it (dense, lack of examples, hard to comprehend)

Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys
I received my purchase in a timely manner and the book was in great condition. I am pleased with my purchase. Thank you

Best quality/price ratio
The Porter & Easterling bookis the best help to organize a course on Phase Transformations or Physical Metallurgy. The low cost allows students to buy it. Edited first in 1981, onlyminor corrections were introduced in the second edition, but the contents are still up to date.

Must have for MSE major
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Too advanced for the average Joe
When I saw this book, I thought I had found a book that would explain Superconductivity in a manor that I could experiment with in my spare time. Obviously this book is written for those who have a good background in Theory and college level math; not the weekend garage inventor. With so many formulas to swim through I was lost in references that I had never heard of, not to mention could even put to use with my limited knowledge of the subject. For those out there wanting something simpler, look for a book with more illustrated pictures of the formulas in action and not entire pages of numbers, sub-typed Greek letters and squiggly line graphs.

Everlasting standard for textbook in physics
It is not possibly the best superconductivity book I have ever read, it is certainly an everlasting standard for a texbook in physics. The generations of superconductivity researchers, including myself, have grown up as scientists upon reading this book. Even now, in the era of high temperature superconductivity, someone new in the field should read this book first.

review of De Gennes, Superconductivity of metals and alloys
Possibly the best superconductivity book I have ever read. He covers GL equations excellently - he builds them up from Landau theory of phase transitions, by constructing them using the Helmholtz free energy. As far as the microscopic theory goes, BCS is brought from the very beginnings, in a methodical, logical mannar. The book is, however, a little mathematical for most people's tastes. A fair knowledge of quantum mechanics is needed before this book should be read (for example: Dirac notation, matix algebra to mention a few).

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This book presents a survey of all the theoretical techniques needed to calculate a pressure-temperature phase diagram of a pure metal, or a composition-temperature phase diagram of a binary alloy, from first principles, that is, starting with the Hamiltonian of the system and with no other input except the atomic mass and the atomic number. The text begins with the elementary approach to the effective ionic forces in metals and alloys based on the pseudopotential and linear-response theories. The greater part of the book is concerned with the s,p-bonded or simple metals to which these theories apply. Transition and rare-earth metals and the tight-binding or band-theory methods required to describe them are treated only briefly. The statistical-mechanical and lattice-dynamical methods used to describe the liquid state and a vibrating crystal at finite temperatures are developed in detail. All scientists concerned with the structural and thermal properties of metals and alloys should find this book of interest. ... Read more

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Creep refers to the slow, permanent deformation of materials under external loads, or stresses. It explains the creep strength or resistance to this extension. This book is for experts in the field of strength of metals, alloys and ceramics. It explains creep behavior at the atomic or "dislocation defect" level. This book has many illustrations and many references. The figure formats are uniform and consistently labeled for increased readability. This book is the second edition that updates and improves the earlier edition.

. Numerous line drawings with consistent format and units allow easy comparison of the behavior of a very wide range of materials.

. Transmission electron micrographs provide direct insight into the basic microstructure of metals deforming at high temperatures.

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Direct strip casting is a continuous casting process for producing metallic sheet directly from the molten state that minimises the need for substantial secondary processing. This important book is the first to review the implications of strip casting technology for a range of alloys, including carbon and stainless steel, aluminium, magnesium, titanium, copper and other non-ferrous alloys. ??

The book is divided into six chapters, with the first two describing the physical metallurgy of candidate alloys for direct strip casting and the development of microstructure during solidification. Chapter 3 describes the principles of continuous casting processes and the evolution of direct strip casting. It provides the foundation for the following two chapters which describe process variables and their impact on microstructure and strip quality. The final chapter describes possible techniques in secondary processing and fabrication of the as-cast strip. Two appendices discuss simulation and modelling issues, and the measurement and representation of textures in metal strip. ??

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This work is a classic reference text for metallurgists, material scientists and crystallographers. The first edition was published in 1965.The first part of that edition was revised and re-published in 1975 and again in 1981. The present two-part set represents the eagerly awaited full revision by the author of his seminal work, now published as Parts I and II.

Professor Christian was one of the founding fathers of materials science and highly respected worldwide. The new edition of his book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every materials science and engineering department.

Suitable thermal and mechanical treatments will produce extensive rearrangements of the atoms in metals and alloys, and corresponding marked variations in physical and chemical properties. This book describes how such changes in the atomic configuration are effected, and discusses the associated kinetic and crystallographic features.It deals with areas such as lattice geometry, point defects, dislocations, stacking faults, grain and interphase boundaries, solid solutions, diffusion, etc. The first part covers the general theory while the second part is concerned with descriptions of specific types of transformations.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more