Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2000-11-29
Mater. Sci. Eng. A Vol. 308/1-2, pp 258-267 (2001)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
16 pages, 15 eps figures, Latex. Accepted for publication im Mat. Sci. Eng. A
Scientific paper
Abnormal grain growth in the presence of second phase particles is investigated with the help of a two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation. An aggregate of equiaxed grains is considered with constant grain boundary energy and mobility. The only driving force accounted for stems from the grain boundary curvature. The process of abnormal grain growth is investigated as a function of two governing parameters, the initial degree of pinning of the matrix grains by the particles and the initial size advantage of the anomalous grain. In such conditions, moderate growth is obtained whose specific features are discussed with respect to the available models. It is shown that it is possible to obtain drastic grain growth by introducing the thermally activated unpinning of grain boundaries from particles. For this purpose, a simplified but effective procedure is proposed and discussed that includes the influence of the capillary force on the height of the local energy barrier for grain unpinning.
Kubin Ladislas
Messina Rene
Soucail Michele
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