Subject Code: ML4L002	Name: Solidification of metals and alloys	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-Requisites: Physical Metallurgy
Introduction to solidification in metal casting and other important processes; Heat flow in solidification, shrinkage during solidification; Modes of solidification: plane front solidification, dendritic solidification, cellular solidification; Solidification of single phase alloys, directional solidification, faceted and non faceted growth and its implications in microstructure formation, crystal growth; Nucleation and interface kinetics: Homogeneous nucleation, heterogeneous nucleation, lateral growth, continuous growth, instability at the solid/liquid interface; Defects in cast products: segregation, inclusions etc; Special casting techniques: investment casting, rheocasting and thixocasting, squeeze casting, high and low pressure die casting, continuous casting; Cast metal matrix composites (MMCs) and Cast metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs): processes and applications
Text/Reference Books: M. C. Flemings: Solidification processing, McGraw-Hill, 1974. Metals Handbook, Casting , vol. 15, 10th Edition, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, USA, 2008. D.A. Porter, K. E. Easterling, “Phase Transformation in Metals and Alloys”, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, 2009.