Print Email Facebook Twitter A new theory of nucleation Title A new theory of nucleation Author van der Put, T.A.C.M. (TU Delft Bio-based Structures & Materials) Date 2011 Abstract The classical nucleation and growth model is modified and it is shown that the concept of fluctuations, instability and surface energy is not needed and that (as applies for glass transition) nucleation is a common example of the kinetic theory of structural change processes, with a special driving force and a special property of the activation volume parameter. This last follows from explanation of diffusion tests. This new nucleation equation leads to a new vision on heterogeneous nucleation, applicable to solids. The equation also provides, as necessary, the theoretical equation of the thus far empirical C-curves of the time-temperature-transformation diagrams (TTT-diagrams). Subject characterizationnucleationsolidificationstressesreaction kinetics To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:8a916b1a-0145-4a38-90fa-a4d37bf5305b DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01411594.2011.565187 ISSN 0141-1594 Source Phase Transitions: a multinational journal, 2011 (1), 1-16 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2011 T.A.C.M. van der Put Files PDF A_new_theory_of_nucleation.pdf 498.03 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:8a916b1a-0145-4a38-90fa-a4d37bf5305b/datastream/OBJ/view