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Title: Phase field study of interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization in a composite comprized of two mutually insoluble phases

Abstract

The phase field approach is a powerful computational technique to simulate morphological and microstructural evolution at the mesoscale. Spheroidization is a frequently observed morphological change of mesoscale heterogeneous structures during annealing. In this study, we used the diffuse interface phase field method to investigate the interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization of cylindrical rod structures in a composite comprised of two mutually insoluble phases in a two-dimensional case. Perturbation of rod radius along a cylinder's axis has long been known to cause the necessary chemical potential gradient that drives spheroidization of the rod by Lord Rayleigh's instability theory. This theory indicates that a radius perturbation wavelength larger than the initial rod circumference would lead to cylindrical spheroidization. We investigated the effect of perturbation wavelength, interfacial energy, volume diffusion, phase composition, and interfacial percentage on the kinetics of spheroidization. The results match well with both the Rayleigh's instability criterion and experimental observations.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Ames Laboratory
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1136857
Report Number(s):
IS-J 8260
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-07CH11358
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 140; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Interface diffusion, Chemical potential, Diffusion, Free energy, Interface structure

Citation Formats

Tian, Liang, and Russell, Alan. Phase field study of interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization in a composite comprized of two mutually insoluble phases. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4869296.
Tian, Liang, & Russell, Alan. Phase field study of interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization in a composite comprized of two mutually insoluble phases. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4869296
Tian, Liang, and Russell, Alan. 2014. "Phase field study of interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization in a composite comprized of two mutually insoluble phases". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4869296.
@article{osti_1136857,
title = {Phase field study of interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization in a composite comprized of two mutually insoluble phases},
author = {Tian, Liang and Russell, Alan},
abstractNote = {The phase field approach is a powerful computational technique to simulate morphological and microstructural evolution at the mesoscale. Spheroidization is a frequently observed morphological change of mesoscale heterogeneous structures during annealing. In this study, we used the diffuse interface phase field method to investigate the interfacial diffusion-driven spheroidization of cylindrical rod structures in a composite comprised of two mutually insoluble phases in a two-dimensional case. Perturbation of rod radius along a cylinder's axis has long been known to cause the necessary chemical potential gradient that drives spheroidization of the rod by Lord Rayleigh's instability theory. This theory indicates that a radius perturbation wavelength larger than the initial rod circumference would lead to cylindrical spheroidization. We investigated the effect of perturbation wavelength, interfacial energy, volume diffusion, phase composition, and interfacial percentage on the kinetics of spheroidization. The results match well with both the Rayleigh's instability criterion and experimental observations.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4869296},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1136857}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 12,
volume = 140,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}