Abstract
A phase field model has been developed to simulate the microstructural evolution during the isothermal β → ω phase transformation in the Zr-Nb alloys. This model captures the essential physics of a mixed diffusive-displacive mechanism that leads to β → ω transformation, and appropriately described the microstructural evolution and transformation kinetics. The Nb rich layers around the ω particles can develop to a net shape structure, which results in the change of ω morphology and the existence of stabilized ω + β microstructure with small ω particles homogeneous distribute in the β matrix.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 76-82 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Computational Materials Science |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Diffusion
- Isothermal ω phase
- Phase field modeling
- Zr-Nb alloys