Publisher's Synopsis
This book should be of value to a wide audience as it covers all aspects of melting and solidification processes, from standard physical metallurgy to applied process technology. In particular cast ceramics, glass, metal-non-metal structures, rapid solidification, welding and continuous casting processes are all described. Since this is a rapidly expanding field, the treatment of the book is introductory, and a comprehensive bibliography is included as complementary reading. The reader is referred to more specialised sources on both the theory and practice of solidification.;Because an understanding of solidification is vital for processing a broad range of materials, this book will be of interest not only to metallurgists and engineers, but also to materials scientists generally.
