Crystal growth
This article provides answers to the following questions, among others:
What is polygonal crystal growth?What distinguishes a microstructure with polygonal crystal growth?What is dendritic crystal growth?What...
Types of nuclei
This article provides answers to the following questions, among others:
What is homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation?How can homogeneous nucleation occur in the melt?Which type of nucleation...
Heterogeneous nucleation
This article provides answers to the following questions, among others:
How can foreign particles promote nucleation?What is the contact angle?What influences the contact angle?What is the...
Microstructure formation
This article provides answers to the following questions, among others:
What is meant by a microstructure?What are grains and grain boundaries?What is a single crystal and...
