| Scope |
Solid-state phase transformations in metals often occur under thermomechanical histories that are far more complex than conventional heat-treatment pathways. This symposium will focus on phase transformations and microstructure evolution driven by rapid heating and cooling, steep thermal gradients, cyclic thermal exposure, evolving stress states, and spatially heterogeneous processing conditions.
The symposium invites contributions on experimental, computational, and integrated studies of solid-state transformations in metallic systems under complex transient conditions. Topic areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
• additive manufacturing, welding, and joining;
• surface engineering and localized thermomechanical processing;
• high-strain-rate deformation and cyclic thermomechanical exposure;
• <I>in situ</I> and operando experiments; and
• transient service environments involving thermal fatigue, cyclic thermal exposure, creep, irradiation, and coupled thermomechanical loading.
Contributions linking transient thermomechanical histories to the thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms, transformation pathways, microstructure evolution, and resulting properties of solid-state phase transformations relevant to aerospace, automotive, microelectronics, and nuclear energy systems are especially encouraged. |