Cluster interactions for fcc-based structures in the Al-Mg-Si system

Details Cluster interactions for fcc-based structures in the Al-Mg-Si system Cluster interactions for fcc-based structures in the Al-Mg-Si system

2006-04-19

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0604445v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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A class of proposed coherent precipitate structures (Guinier-Preston zones) in the Al-Mg-Si alloy are investigated using first-principles density functional theory methods. The cluster expansion method is used to extract effective interaction parameters, providing the means for large scale energy calculations of alloy structures. The Mg$_1$Si$_1$ L$1_0$ structure and structures related to the Mg$_5$Si$_6$ $\beta''$ phase are studied in more detail, and e.g., precipitate/matrix interface energies are presented. Using direct first-principles calculations we show that the former phase is dynamically unstable and thus must be stabilized by the surrounding Al matrix. Monte Carlo simulations and free-energy techniques are used to study the Al rich side of the phase diagram with the current CE parameters, and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations are used to study clustering in the disordered phase. The implications of our findings are discussed in the framework of classical nucleation theories, and we outline possible nucleation mechanisms.

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