A thermokinetic description of nanoscale grain growth: Analysis of initial grain boundary excess amount

M. M. Gong, F. Liu, K. Zhang

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Abstract

A thermokinetic description was performed for nanoscale grain growth by analyzing the effect of grain boundary (GB) segregation on the initial GB excess amount, Γb. Compared with the model assuming a linear relation between Γb and grain size (i.e. Γb < Γb0, the saturated value) [Chen et al., Acta Mater. 57 (2009) 1466], the current description with Γb = Γb0, from Kirchheim's GB energy relation, is more applicable for strongly segregating alloys with Γb generally approaching saturation at the beginning of grain growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)989-992
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume63
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2010

Keywords

  • GB energy
  • Grain growth
  • Nanocrystalline
  • Segregation

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