Convection-Induced Compositional Patterning at Grain Boundaries in Irradiated Alloys

Bouobda Moladje, Gabriel Frank; Averback, Robert S.; Bellon, Pascal; Thuinet, Ludovic

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.131.056201

Title: Convection-Induced Compositional Patterning at Grain Boundaries in Irradiated Alloys

Journal Article · 01 August 2023 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.131.056201 · OSTI ID:1993062

Bouobda Moladje, Gabriel Frank ^[1]; Averback, Robert S. ^[2];

^[2]; Thuinet, Ludovic ^[3]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Université de Lille (France)

We consider the stability of precipitates formed at grain boundaries (GBs) by radiation-induced segregation in dilute alloys subjected to irradiation. Here, the effects of grain size and misorientation of symmetric-tilt GBs are quantified using phase field modeling. A novel regime is identified where, at long times, GBs are decorated by precipitate patterns that resist coarsening. Maps of the chemical Péclet number indicate that arrested coarsening takes place when solute advection dominates over thermal diffusion right up to the precipitate/matrix interface, preventing interfacial local equilibrium and overriding capillary effects. This contrasts with liquid-solid mixtures where convection always accelerates coarsening.

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Research Organization:: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019875

OSTI ID:: 1993062

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 131; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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