Phase field modeling of isothermal β → ω phase transformation in the Zr-Nb alloys

Bin Tang, Y. W. Cui, Hongchao Kou, Hui Chang, Jinshan Li, Lian Zhou

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)76-82
Number of pages7
JournalComputational Materials Science
Volume61
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012

Keywords

  • Diffusion
  • Isothermal ω phase
  • Phase field modeling
  • Zr-Nb alloys

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