| Processes in solids [24] | Avrami exponent (α) |
| Beginning of nucleation | 3 |
| Nucleation with constant speed | 4 |
| Nucleation with growing speed | <4 |
| Staring nucleation and surface growth | 2 |
| Diffusional growth from nuclei | 1.5 |
| Diffusional growth from growing nuclei | 2.5 |
| Diffusional growth in 1 or 2 dimensions | 1 |
| Limited diffusional growth in 1 or 2 dimensions | 1.5 |