Heat of solidification
This article provides answers to the following questions, among others:
Why does the temperature remain constant when pure substances solidify?How can it be explained on a microscopic level that the temperature is...
Homogeneous nucleation
This article provides answers to the following questions, among others:
How can the Gibbs energy be used to assess whether a process is voluntary or not?How can the different states of matter...
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 distinguishes a microstructure with dendritic crystal...
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 a polycrystal?Why is a fine-grained microstructure...
