Effects of Particle Size on Inhibited Grain Growth

Gregory N. Hassold, Elizabeth A. Holm, David J. Srolovitz

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Abstract

Earlier work on the effects of insoluble second phase particles on grain growth is extended to investigate the role of particular shape. For grain growth in the presence of periodic or randomly placed parallel fibers and whiskers, the kinetics of grain growth, the temporal evolution of the microstructure, and pinned grain size are studied as a function of the particle aspect ratio and volume fraction. An excellent agreement between the simulated microstructures and the predictions of strong pinning theories is found.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalScripta Metallurgica et Materialia
Volume24
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1990

Keywords

  • grain growth
  • grain morphology
  • isotropic particles
  • Zener equation
  • Monte Carlo model
  • microstructures
  • physics

Disciplines

  • Dynamics and Dynamical Systems
  • Physics

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