Principles of Solidification: An Introduction to Modern Casting and Crystal Growth Concepts

"Principles of Solidification" offers detailed descriptions of the liquid-to-solid transitions encountered in solidification and other non-biological freezing processes. The major topic of chemical macrosegregation is explored from several standpoints.

Author: Martin Eden Glicksman
Publisher: Springer
Published: 12/10/2010
Pages: 520
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781441973436

About the Author
Martin E. Glicksman is a professor in the University of Florida's Materials Science & Engineering Department. Dr. Glicksman has co-authored over 300 technical papers and monographs and authored one book on diffusion in solids. He has held visiting professorships at various universities in the US, Germany, Spain, and Israel. Professor Glicksman is a Fellow of the Metallurgical Society (TMS), ASM International, AAAS, and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He is a member of the American Physical Society (APS). For his research accomplishments on the solidification of metals Professor Glicksman received the Stanley P. Rockwell medal, the Kent van Horn Award, ASM's Marcus Grossman Award, the TMS Bruce Chalmers Medal, ASM's International Gold Medal, and the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Prize for 2002.