TY - BOOK ID - 37218942 TI - Solidification AU - Alicia Esther Ares AU - Ares, Alicia Esther PY - 2018 SN - 9535139061 9535139053 9535140582 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Solidification. KW - Crystallization KW - Heat KW - Melting points KW - Solutions, Solid KW - Physical Sciences KW - Engineering and Technology KW - Materials Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:37218942 AB - Almost all processing of technologically important materials includes a process where liquid material is cooled to form a solid, called ""solidification."" In order to form a solid from an undercooled melt, the formation of crystalline nuclei and growth of these nuclei to form a solid are necessary. The process of an atom jumping from the liquid to the solid is a diffusive jump with a driving force. The book Solidification is logically developed through a careful presentation of the relevant theories and models of solidification occurring in a variety of materials. Mathematicians, chemists, physicists, and engineers concerned with melting/freezing phenomena will also find this book to be valuable. ER -