Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges

D Tourret, H Liu, J LLorca - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
We briefly review the state-of-the-art in phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution. The
focus is placed on recent applications of phase-field simulations of solid-state microstructure …

Progress in modelling solidification microstructures in metals and alloys. Part II: dendrites from 2001 to 2018

W Kurz, M Rappaz, R Trivedi - International Materials Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This is the first account of the history of modelling dendritic and cellular solidification. While
Part I reviewed the progress up to the year 2000 [Kurz W, Fisher DJ, Trivedi R. Progress in …

Phase-field simulation for the evolution of solid/liquid interface front in directional solidification process

Y Zhao, B Zhang, H Hou, W Chen, M Wang - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the phase field method was used to study the multi-controlling factors of
dendrite growth in directional solidification. The effects of temperature gradient, propelling …

Design and tailoring of alloys for additive manufacturing

TM Pollock, AJ Clarke, SS Babu - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions …, 2020 - Springer
Additive manufacturing (AM) promises a major transformation for manufacturing of metallic
components for aerospace, medical, nuclear, and energy applications. This perspective …

Microstructural pattern formation during far-from-equilibrium alloy solidification

K Ji, E Dorari, AJ Clarke, A Karma - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We introduce a new phase-field formulation of rapid alloy solidification that quantitatively
incorporates nonequilibrium effects at the solid-liquid interface over a very wide range of …

Solidification microstructure simulation of Ti-6Al-4V in metal additive manufacturing: A review

J Li, X Zhou, M Brochu, N Provatas, YF Zhao - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) technology is now changing the pattern of the high-end
manufacturing industry, among which microstructure simulation gradually shows its …

Microstructure characteristics under varying solidification parameters in different zones during CMT arc additive manufacturing process of 2319 aluminum alloy

Z Gao, Y Li, H Shi, F Lyu, X Li, L Wang, X Zhan - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
The microstructure affects the performance of the formed component during the wire arc
additive manufacturing (WAAM) process of aluminum alloy. The present research utilized a …

Rapid solidification as non-ergodic phenomenon

PK Galenko, D Jou - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid solidification is a relevant physical phenomenon in material sciences, whose
theoretical analysis requires going beyond the limits of local equilibrium statistical physics …

Understanding Stellite-6 coating prepared by laser cladding: convection and columnar-to-equiaxed transition

C Chen, W Meiping, H Rui, G Yuling… - Optics & Laser Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
In the Stellite-6 coating prepared by laser cladding technology, temperature gradient and
solidification rate play a critical role in grain growth. The columnar-to-equiaxed …

Multiscale simulation of powder-bed fusion processing of metallic alloys

SM Elahi, R Tavakoli, AK Boukellal, T Isensee… - Computational Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a computational framework for the simulations of powder-bed fusion of metallic
alloys, which combines:(1) CalPhaD calculations of temperature-dependent alloy properties …