Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition (Revised Reprint) [Paperback]

David A. Porter (Author), Kenneth E. Easterling (Author), Mohamed Sherif (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1420062107 | ISBN-13: 978-1420062106 | Edition: 3

Expanded and revised to cover developments in the field over the past 17 years, and now reprinted to correct errors in the prior printing, Phase Transformation in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition provides information and examples that better illustrate the engineering relevance of this topic. It supplies a comprehensive overview of specific types of phase transformations, supplemented by practical case studies of engineering alloys.

New in the Third Edition:

• Computer-aided calculation of phase diagrams
• Recent developments in metallic glasses
• The Scheil method of calculating a CCT diagram from a TTT diagram
• Expanded treatment of the nucleation and growth of polygonal ferrite and bainite
• New case studies covering copper precipitation hardening of very low carbon bainitic steel and very fine carbide-free bainite
• Detailed treatment of strain-induced martensite provides a theoretical background to transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels

Unique Presentation Links Theory to Application
Adding new case studies, detailed examples, and exercises drawn from current applications, the third edition keeps the previous editions’ popular easy-to -follow style and excellent mix of basic and advanced information, making it ideal for those new to the field. The book’s unique presentation links basic understanding of theory with application in a gradually progressive yet exciting manner. Based on the author’s teaching notes, the book takes a pedagogical approach and provides examples for applications and problems that can be readily used for exercises.

          PowerPoint^© illustrations available on an accompanying CD-ROM with qualifying course adoptions

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About the Author

Raahe Steel Research Center, Finland University of Exeter, UK SFK Research Center, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Product Details

• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 3 edition (February 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420062107
• ISBN-13: 978-1420062106
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great fundamental book, but REALLY bad version, May 9, 2010

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This review is from: Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition (Revised Reprint) (Paperback)

I had the second edition of Porter and Easterling and lost it between moves. I thought the new edition would be updated and have some great new information in it. I was REALLY wrong. The new author has removed some good information that was in the previous edition and the errors in this edition are appalling. Equations are derived incorrectly or the final equation is wrong. It is clear that no one went through this new edition and edited it. If you are going to purchase the book, I would recommend getting the second edition. I am not sure if the end of the chapter problems are the same, but it really isn't worth buying. I wish I could return this and buy the second edition.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many errors!, February 5, 2010

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This review is from: Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition (Revised Reprint) (Paperback)

This book was not edited properly. There are errors every couple of pages and many equations are wrong in the text, problems, and even solutions. If you have to get this book for a class, make sure you get the next printing which will be out in March.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lacking depth and some areas were copied from Reed-Hill & Shewmon, December 20, 2009

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This review is from: Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, Third Edition (Revised Reprint) (Paperback)

We used this textbook for a graduate level course.

My first observation was that a lot of the content in this book was copied from other sources without directly giving credit to the original authors. One example is where Reed-Hill credits an original paper whereas these authors just copied it from Reed-Hill and omitted the citation. There are other examples where they copied content directly from Shewmon.

As mentioned above, some content is copied from other sources and this wouldn't be as bad if it weren't for the fact that in most cases they copied the end result without fully explaining the concepts behind it. This can take a lot of your time away from you if you try to derive a formula on your own. I was usually forced to refer to other books when I found myself having a hard time understanding a section or a formula. Sometimes an attempt at an explanation is made but it is not sufficient to explain how the author arrived at the formula or concept. If you are accustomed to textbooks that show you how formulas are derived, this isn't the textbook for you. To make matters worse, some formulas throughout the book are incorrect (and its the 3rd edition!).

The arrangement of the book can sometimes get confusing and you often have to backup and re-read sections to make sure that you are not mixing concepts. I often had to go back to other textbooks and read their sections on a subject and then re-read this book (and then it finally made sense).

For my kinetics of phase transformations course, which was very rigorous, I had to suplement this book with other textbooks: Physical Metallurgy Principles by Robert E. Reed-Hill & Reza Abbascian, Diffusion in Solids by Paul Shewmon, and various research papers or lecture notes to fully understand all of the concepts.