5th International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes (ICASP-5) 5th International Symposium on Cutting Edge of Computer Simulation of Solidification, Casting and Refining (CSSCR-5)

Retained free energy drives the transformation from metastable to stable phase during double recalescence of steel alloys. Statistical methods were used to identify the mechanism controlling cluster growth based on the principle of microstructural reversibility. Application of the coefficient of determination during optimization procedures showed that an extrinsic mechanism controls nucleation and that negligible healing occurs such that retained free energy from primary phase undercooling and melt convection enhance secondary nucleation.