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While the traditional approach to study phase transformations in solid-state is based on isothermal exposure or continuous cooling, there’s a growing need to assess them under the influence of complex conditions. For example, engineering components used in high temperature structural and energy applications are often subjected to thermal cycling, thermal transients, and/or stress gradients. Moreover, the increasing demand for additive manufacturing requires a better understanding of the effects of such complex conditions within the solid state.
This symposium invites experimental and computational studies focused on solid-state transformations and microstructure evolution during complex thermal conditions in metallic systems, including:
Microstructural evolution under/during -
• complex heat treatments during fusion-based metal additive manufacturing and welding,
• thermal cycling of aerospace and automobile parts,
• heat transfer from engines or moving parts,
• aerodynamic heating,
• thermal cycling and thermal gradients of solder interconnects used in micro-electronic packages, and
• complex in reactor thermal conditions of nuclear reactor components. |