Title: Rapid solidification of alloys

Authors: M. Baricco, E. Bosco, E. Olivetti, M. Palumbo, P. Rizzi, A. Stantero, L. Battezzati

Addresses: Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and INFM/INSTM, Universita di Torino, via P. Giuria, 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy. ' Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and INFM/INSTM, Universita di Torino, via P. Giuria, 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy. ' Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and INFM/INSTM, Universita di Torino, via P. Giuria, 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy. ' Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and INFM/INSTM, Universita di Torino, via P. Giuria, 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy. ' Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and INFM/INSTM, Universita di Torino, via P. Giuria, 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy. ' Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris, Strada delle Cacce, 91, I-10135 Torino, Italy. ' Dipartimento di Chimica IFM and INFM/INSTM, Universita di Torino, via P. Giuria, 9, I-10125 Torino, Italy

Abstract: This paper reviews some applications of rapid solidification processing of alloys. With reference to original work of the authors, the production and properties of amorphous alloys, mainly iron based, of nanocrystalline aluminium alloys and of granular materials are described. A section is devoted to the latest advancement of thermodynamic modelling of metastable systems using CALPHAD softwares.

Keywords: rapid solidification; amorphous alloys; nanocrystalline alloys; magnetic materials; CALPHAD; thermodynamic modelling; aluminium alloys; granular materials.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2004.004762

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2004 Vol.20 No.5/6, pp.358 - 376

Published online: 07 Jul 2004 *

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