Simple Computer Modeling of the Grain Microstructure of Al-4wt%Cu Interconnection Lines

1997 ◽  
Vol 472 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S. Low ◽  
S.J. Bull ◽  
A.G. O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Computer Modeling ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Computer Model ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Simple Computer ◽  
Interconnection Lines

ABSTRACTA simple computer model is proposed to simulate the microstructural evolution of Al-4wt%Cu lines. The model includes the coarsening and pinning of Al2Cu precipitates which occur during normal grain growth. This model is used to explore how Cu-rich precipitates evolve during normal grain growth, and how they affect the evolution of grain structure from polycrystalline to bamboo.

Microstructural Evolution of a Commercial 0.04%C Steel During Batch Annealing

2006 ◽  
Vol 509 ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
J.C. Millán ◽  
A.L. Rivas ◽  
Jose María Cabrera ◽  
Sonia Camero ◽  
Leo Kestens
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Plastic Anisotropy ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
Heating Rates ◽  
Hold Period ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Batch Annealing

The effect of heating rate and annealing time on the microstructure and texture of a commercial 0.04 %C steel, cold rolled up to 80 %, is studied. Samples have been isothermally annealed at various heating rates (12 °C/h, 20 °C/h, 40 °C/h and 650 °C/min) and then soaked at 700 °C for 15 hours. The microstructural evolution of the samples during the heating process and hold period has been followed by optical microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The electron back-scattered diffraction technique is used to reveal the texture of the samples. Tensile tests and hardness measurements are correlated with the microstructural features. Results show that (a) recrystallization occurs between 600 and 650 °C; (b) a “pancake” structure develops during recrystallization at low heating rates without appreciable grain growth; (c) samples heated at 650 °C/min exhibit an equiaxed grain structure and significant grain growth; (d) only at low heating rates the material develops a strong {111}<uvw> recrystallization texture, in ccordance with the high plastic anisotropy found by mechanical testing.

Laboratory Tire Wear Simulation Derived from Computer Modeling of Suspension Dynamics

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wright ◽  
G. L. Pritchett ◽  
R. J. Kuster ◽  
J. D. Avouris
Keyword(s):  
Computer Modeling ◽  
Computer Model ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Operating Environment ◽  
Design Features ◽  
Handling Characteristics ◽  
Tire Wear ◽  
Suspension Dynamics ◽  
Instrumented Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Testing

Abstract A method for determining the effect of suspension dynamics on tire wear has been developed. Typical city cycle maneuvers are defined by instrumented vehicle testing and data in the form of forward velocities and steer angles are used as an input to an ADAMS computer model of the vehicle. A simulation of the maneuvers generates a tire's operating environment in the form of normal load, slip, and camber variations, which contain all the subtle effects of the vehicle's suspension, steering, and handling characteristics. A cyclic repetition of the tire's operating environment is constructed and used to control an MTS Flat-Trac machine. In this way, accelerated tire wear can be generated in the laboratory which is directly related to the design features of the vehicle's suspension and steering systems.

scholarly journals Precipitation Criterion for Inhibiting Austenite Grain Coarsening during Carburization of Al-Containing 20Cr Gear Steels

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Huasong Liu ◽  
Yannan Dong ◽  
Hongguang Zheng ◽  
Xiangchun Liu ◽  
Peng Lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Abnormal Grain Growth ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Pinning Force ◽  
Grain Coarsening ◽  
Zener Pinning ◽  
Austenite Grain ◽  
Composition Optimization ◽  
Gear Steels ◽  
Grain Growth Behavior

AlN precipitates are frequently adopted to pin the austenite grain boundaries for the high-temperature carburization of special gear steels. For these steels, the grain coarsening criterion in the carburizing process is required when encountering the composition optimization for the crack-sensitive steels. In this work, the quantitative influence of the Al and N content on the grain size after carburization is studied through pseudocarburizing experiments based on 20Cr steel. According to the grain structure feature and the kinetic theory, the abnormal grain growth is demonstrated as the mode of austenite grain coarsening in carburization. The AlN precipitate, which provides the dominant pinning force, is ripened in this process and the particle size can be estimated by the Lifshitz−Slyosov−Wagner theory. Both the mass fraction and the pinning strength of AlN precipitate show significant influence on the grain growth behavior with the critical values indicating the grain coarsening. These criteria correspond to the conditions of abnormal grain growth when bearing the Zener pinning, which has been analyzed by the multiple phase-field simulation. Accordingly, the models to predict the austenite grain coarsening in carburization were constructed. The prediction is validated by the additional experiments, resulting in accuracies of 92% and 75% for the two models, respectively. Finally, one of the models is applied to optimize the Al and N contents of commercial steel.

Complexation of Iron with the Orally Active Decorporation Drug L1 (3-Hydroxy-1,2-Dimethyl-4-Pyridinone)

1992 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Kline ◽  
C Orvig
Keyword(s):  
Blood Plasma ◽  
Potentiometric Titration ◽  
Stability Constants ◽  
Computer Model ◽  
Chelating Agent ◽  
Glass Electrode ◽  
Simple Computer ◽  
Active Iron ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Orally Active

Abstract The stability constants for the Fe(III) complexes of the orally active iron decorporation drug L1 (3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-4-pyridinone) have been determined by potentiometric titration [glass electrode, 25.0 degrees C, mu = 0.15 mol/L (isotonic) NaCl]. A simple computer model of blood plasma (citrate 100 mumol/L, transferrin 37 mumol/L) has been used to compare the Fe(III) binding efficacies in blood of L1 and the clinically used intravenously administered chelating agent deferoxamine.

Recrystallization and Grain Growth during Alloy 718 Processing

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 3094-3099
Author(s):  
Nho Kwang Park ◽  
Jeoung Han Kim ◽  
Jong Taek Yeom
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Alloy 718 ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Δ Phase ◽  
Grain Boundary Characteristics ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Boundary Characteristics

In Alloy 718 ingot cogging process, dynamic and metadynamic recrystallizations, and static grain growth occur, and also the presence of δ phase plays a key role in controlling the grain size. In this study, the evolution of grain structure in VIM/VAR-processed Alloy 718 ingots during post-cogging heat treatments is dealt with. Compression tests were made on VIM/VAR-processed Alloy 718 ingot at temperatures between 900oC ~ 1150oC. Heat treatments were made on the compression-tested specimens, and the variation of grain size was evaluated. Constitutive equations for the grain growth are established to represent the evolution of microstructures. Special attention is paid to the evolution of grain structure under the condition of dynamic and metadynamic recrystallizations, and grain growth. The grain growth rate depends mainly on the presence of δ-phase below the δ-solvus temperature, and on the difference in the grain boundary characteristics above it.

Microstructural evolution at large driving forces during grain growth of ultrafine-grained Ni–1.2wt%P

1992 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 569-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Osmola ◽  
P. Nolan ◽  
U. Erb ◽  
G. Palumbo ◽  
K. T. Aust
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Microstructural Evolution ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Ultrafine Grained
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