The scaling state in two-dimensional grain growth

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Acta Metallurgica et Materialia; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0956-7151(94)90425-1· OSTI ID:6823895

Mulheran, P A ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Reading (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics

A new model of normal grain growth in two-dimensional systems is derived from considerations of Potts model simulations. This Randomly Connected Bubble model is based on Hillert's theory and combines the essential topological features of the grain boundary network with the action of capillarity. It successfully predicts what the scaling state of the network should be and explains why the system evolves into this state. The implications for grain growth in real materials are also discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6823895
• Journal Information: Acta Metallurgica et Materialia; (United States), Vol. 42:11; ISSN 0956-7151
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
MATERIALS
GRAIN GROWTH
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
GRAIN SIZE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
SCALING LAWS
MICROSTRUCTURE
SIZE
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