Mean-field modeling and Phase-field simulation of Grain Growth under Directional driving forces

被引:2
作者
Kindrachuk, Vitaliy M. [1 ]
Kamachali, Reza Darvishi [1 ]
机构
[1] BAM Fed Inst Mat Res & Testing, Unter Eichen 87, D-12205 Berlin, Germany
关键词
Directional grain growth; Mean-field modeling; Phase-field simulation; Microstructure evolution; Additive manufacturing; TEXTURE EVOLUTION; SOLIDIFICATION; 2D;
D O I
10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101989
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Directional grain growth is a common phenomenon in the synthetic and natural evolution of various polycrystals. It occurs in the presence of an external driving force, such as a temperature gradient, along which grains show a preferred, yet competitive, growth. Novel additive manufacturing processes, with intense, localized energy deposition, are prominent examples of when directional grain growth can occur, beneath the melting pool. In this work, we derive a phenomenological mean-field model and perform 3D phase-field simulations to investigate the directional grain growth and its underlying physical mechanisms. The effect of the intensity of driving force is simulated and systematically analyzed at the evolving growth front as well as various cross-sections perpendicular to the direction of the driving force. We found that although the directional growth significantly deviates from normal grain growth, it is still governed by a power law relation ⟨R⟩ proportional to tn, with an exponent n similar to 0.6-0.7. The exponent n exhibits a nontrivial dependence on the magnitude of the directional driving force, such that the lowest growth exponent is observed for intermediate driving forces. We elaborate that this can originate from the fact that the forces at grain boundary junctions evolve out of balance under the influence of the directional driving force. With increasing the driving forces, the growth exponent asymptotically approaches a value of n approximate to 0.63, imposed by the largest possible grain aspect ratio for given grain boundary energies. The current combined mean-field and phase-field framework pave the way for future exploration in broader contexts such as the evolution of complex additively manufactured microstructures.
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