The first order phase-transition of polycrystal solid surfaces with nanothickness

The fundamental equations of thermodynamics of a film have been used for describing a fundamental property of solid crystalline materials i.e. the first-order phase transition on the grain boundaries by the formation of two-dimensional liquid. The generalized equation that is obtained is used for calculating the premelting temperature of any metal, which has a value in the range of 0.55-0.86 of the melting point. The experimental diffusion coefficient of nitrogen in steel at premelting temperature is the same as in the liquid phase. The described phenomenon of phase transition on the grain boundaries decreases in case of radical modification of the existing process engineering of handling metals. It also provides a precise physical explanation to the super plasticity of fine-structure metal alloys.