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 …

Growth competition of columnar dendritic grains: A phase-field study

D Tourret, A Karma - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
We report the results of an extensive phase-field study of the growth competition of columnar
dendritic grains in two dimensions. We investigate the influence of the temperature gradient …

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 …

A review on the application of lattice Boltzmann method for melting and solidification problems

R Samanta, H Chattopadhyay, C Guha - Computational Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Melting and solidification of pure metals and alloys are important research areas due to their
practical applications, where the study of dynamic evolution of the interface offers a …

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 …

Phase-field modeling and simulations of dendrite growth

T Takaki - ISIJ international, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The phase-field method has recently emerged as the most powerful computational tool for
simulating complicated dendrite growth. However, these simulations are still limited to two …

Microstructure selection in thin-sample directional solidification of an Al-Cu alloy: In situ X-ray imaging and phase-field simulations

AJ Clarke, D Tourret, Y Song, SD Imhoff, PJ Gibbs… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
We study microstructure selection during directional solidification of a thin metallic sample.
We combine in situ X-ray radiography of a dilute Al-Cu alloy solidification experiments with …

Grain growth competition during thin-sample directional solidification of dendritic microstructures: A phase-field study

D Tourret, Y Song, AJ Clarke, A Karma - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
We present the results of a comprehensive phase-field study of columnar grain growth
competition in bi-crystalline samples in two dimensions (2D) and in three dimensions (3D) …