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 …

Learning two-phase microstructure evolution using neural operators and autoencoder architectures

V Oommen, K Shukla, S Goswami… - npj Computational …, 2022 - nature.com
Phase-field modeling is an effective but computationally expensive method for capturing the
mesoscale morphological and microstructure evolution in materials. Hence, fast and …

Accelerating phase-field-based microstructure evolution predictions via surrogate models trained by machine learning methods

D Montes de Oca Zapiain, JA Stewart… - npj Computational …, 2021 - nature.com
The phase-field method is a powerful and versatile computational approach for modeling the
evolution of microstructures and associated properties for a wide variety of physical …

Recent progress in the phase-field dislocation dynamics method

S Xu - Computational Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The phase-field dislocation dynamics (PFDD) method, originated in 2002, is a continuum
dislocation model that uses order parameters to describe dislocation slips in crystalline …

Analytic model of dislocation density evolution in fcc polycrystals accounting for dislocation generation, storage, and dynamic recovery mechanisms

A Hunter, DL Preston - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
An analytic model of the evolution of dislocation density in fcc polycrystals is described. The
evolution equations approximately account for most known dislocation storage, dynamic …

The effect of local chemical ordering on Frank-Read source activation in a refractory multi-principal element alloy

LTW Smith, Y Su, S Xu, A Hunter, IJ Beyerlein - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the operation of Frank-Read (FR) sources in a refractory multi-
principal element alloy (MPEA). Simulations of discrete dislocation motion in MPEAs is …

Simultaneous high-strength and deformable nanolaminates with thick biphase interfaces

JY Cheng, S Xu, Y Chen, Z Li, JK Baldwin… - Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two-phase nanolaminates are known for their high strength, yet they suffer from loss of
ductility. Here, we show that broadening heterophase interfaces into “3D interfaces” as thick …

Multi-scale investigation of short-range order and dislocation glide in MoNbTi and TaNbTi multi-principal element alloys

H Zheng, LTW Fey, XG Li, YJ Hu, L Qi… - npj Computational …, 2023 - nature.com
Refractory multi-principal element alloys (RMPEAs) are promising materials for high-
temperature structural applications. Here, we investigate the role of short-range ordering …

Dislocation transmission across Σ3 {112} incoherent twin boundary: a combined atomistic and phase-field study

T Ma, H Kim, N Mathew, DJ Luscher, L Cao, A Hunter - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline materials act as impediments to dislocation motion
and result in strengthening. Understanding slip transmission through GBs, specifically twin …

Interaction of extended dislocations with nanovoid clusters

AM Roach, S Xu, DJ Luscher, DS Gianola… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Voids of nanoscale dimensions in irradiated metals can act as obstacles to dislocation
motion and cause strengthening. In this work, nanovoid strengthening and the influences of …