Counterpart Phase Separation Characteristics of Metallic Alloys and Inorganic Glasses

APPENDIX A. COUNTERPART PHASE SEPARATION CHARACTERISTICS OF METALLIC ALLOYS AND INORGANIC GLASSES 

Another important two-phase structure in steel is observed in tempered martensite. The parent material, martensite, is a supersaturated single-phase 

In both martensite and pearlite two phases of contrasting mechanical properties are in close juxtaposition such morphologies in steels and other alloys should be compared with those of the polymer blends discussed in the next several chapters. The major point is that toughening depends upon fine-structure detail for both metallic alloys and polymer blends. While the above analogy was developed for polymer blends, similar analogies can be developed for polymer composites, as in Chapters 11 and 12. 

Many inorganic glasses also exhibit well-defined phase separation at the electron microscope level of magnification. The reader is referred to current research in Russia (Porai-Koshits, 1973) and the U.S. (Cahn and Charles, 1965 Halley et al, 1970 Rawson, 1967) for further details. 

The following reports of symposia haVe appeared immediately before or during the preparation of this book. Although individual papers have been abstracted and included in the references at the end of this book, the following is set forth as a guide for readers wishing greater detail. 

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