What is the difference between equilibrium and non-equilibrium cooling?

In equilibrium cooling, the cooling rate is so slow, whereas, non-equilibrium cooling process has a higher cooling rate.

What does equilibrium cooling mean?

The liquid and solid phases exist together in equilibrium only at this temperature. When cooled, the temperature of the molten material will steadily decrease until the melting point is reached. Between these two points the liquid and solid phases are in equilibrium.

What is non-equilibrium process?

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics that deals with physical systems that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium but can be described in terms of variables (non-equilibrium state variables) that represent an extrapolation of the variables used to specify the system in thermodynamic equilibrium.

Can you form dendrites under equilibrium cooling?

Generally dendrite structure formation takes place when a cast metal cooling rate is very high and it occurs in non-equilibrium cooling. Dendrite structure develops under both equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions.

What are the effects of non equilibrium cooling?

We find that properly modelling the chemical evolution of several metal species and the corresponding non-equilibrium metal cooling has important effects on the thermodynamics of the gas, the chemical abundances, and the appearance of the galaxy: the gas is typically warmer, has a larger molecular-gas mass fraction.

What happens when heated alloy cools in non equilibrium?

Coring happens when a heated alloy, such as a Cu-Ni system, cools in non-equilibrium conditions.

How does coring occur in a Cu-Ni system?

For geological coring, see core sample. Coring happens when a heated alloy, such as a Cu-Ni system, cools in non-equilibrium conditions. This causes the exterior of the material to solidify before the interior. Coring causes the centers of the grains to retain more of the higher melting temperature element.

When does coring occur in a heated alloy?

Coring is a defect in an alloy (e.g., a copper nickel alloy) that occurs when a heated alloy is cooled too fast for diffusion to occur.

When does coring occur in a core sample?

For geological coring, see core sample. Coring happens when a heated alloy, such as a Cu-Ni system, cools in non-equilibrium conditions.