MATS 3011 Lecture Notes - Pearlite
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Growth total free energy smaller degree of supercooling for heterogeneous nucleation. Total transformation rate, which accounts for growth and nucleation rate (sum of growth + nucleation rates) Rate of transformation is inversely proportional to time @ which 50% transformation has occurred. -> ctype of plot another way of plotting rate is to plot t vs time rate of transformation is fastest as the nose. -> referred as time-temperature-transformation diagram or (t-t-t diagram) -> one can produce same ttt diagram for different time to reach any fraction of conversion. 1st c shaped plot = 0% transformation, 2nd = 50%, 3rd = 100% 100% of starting phase has converted conversion starts. 50% of starting phase has converted log time. If take to some temperature below te and wait for certain amt of time, you go through the 3 curves. -> can use to determine microstructure of alloy w/ given composition for a given temperature history.