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 …

Atomistic to continuum modeling of solidification microstructures

A Karma, D Tourret - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
We summarize recent advances in modeling of solidification microstructures using
computational methods that bridge atomistic to continuum scales. We first discuss progress …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal and solute diffusion in α-Mg dendrite growth of Mg-5wt.% Zn alloy: A phase-field study

W Chen, H Hou, Y Zhang, W Liu, Y Zhao - Journal of Materials Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal and solute diffusion plays an important role in α-Mg dendrite growth, the diffusion
mechanism of which is still unclear. Here, thermal and solute diffusion in α-Mg dendrite …

On directional dendritic growth and primary spacing—A review

J Strickland, B Nenchev, H Dong - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The primary spacing is intrinsically linked with the mechanical behavior of directionally
solidified materials. Because of this relationship, a significant amount of solidification work is …

Effects of back-diffusion on solidification cracking susceptibility of Al-Mg alloys during welding: A phase-field study

S Geng, P Jiang, X Shao, G Mi, H Wu, Y Ai, C Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The effects of Mg back-diffusion on liquid channel segregation and morphology, and hence
on the solidification cracking susceptibility (SCS) of Al-4.0 wt% Mg alloy, were investigated …

Quantitative 3D phase field modelling of solidification using next-generation adaptive mesh refinement

M Greenwood, KN Shampur, N Ofori-Opoku… - Computational Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phase field (PF) models are one of the most popular methods for simulating solidification
microstructures due to their fundamental connections to the physics of phase …

Simulation and analysis of γ-Ni cellular growth during laser powder deposition of Ni-based superalloys

S Ghosh, N Ofori-Opoku, JE Guyer - Computational Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Cellular or dendritic microstructures that result as a function of additive manufacturing
solidification conditions in a Ni-based melt pool are simulated in the present work using …

A phase-field-crystal alloy model for late-stage solidification studies involving the interaction of solid, liquid and gas phases

N Wang, G Kocher, N Provatas - … Transactions of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We present a multiphase binary alloy phase-field-crystal model. By introducing density
difference between solid and liquid into a previous alloy model, this new fusion leads to a …

Investigating gas-phase defect formation in late-stage solidification using a novel phase-field crystal alloy model

N Wang, N Smith, N Provatas - Physical Review Materials, 2017 - APS
We study late-stage solidification and the associated formation of defects in alloy materials
using a novel model based on the phase-field-crystal technique. It is shown that our model …

Modelling and analysis of solidification shrinkage and defect prediction in metals

B Nenchev - 2023 - figshare.le.ac.uk
The dendritic structure is one of the most complex forms of crystallisation in nature and
technology. In constrained crystal growth conditions, under uniform stress, packing and …