Macrostructure modeling of Al-20 % Sn alloy

Authors

  • Payodhar Padhi Konark Institute of Science & technology, Bhubaneswar
  • Ajay Kumar Sahoo Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar
  • SachiKanta Kar Central Tool Room & Training Centre, Bhubaneswar

Keywords:

Brownian motion, Al-Sn system, Macrostructure, Cellular Automaton (CA)

Abstract

In metallic alloys, the formation of macrostructure involves different length and time scales. The macrostructure strongly influences the mechanical properties of the materials.  Modeling of macrostructure provides valuable insights for tailoring of the structure. In the present study simulation of macrostructure in Al-20Sn has been carried out. Expression for nucleation rate and growth rate were tuned to get a match with the experimentally observed macrostructure. The study incorporates the motion of grains due to Brownian motion. Incorporation of Brownian motion resulted in more uniform distribution locally, which has been experimentally observed. Both simulation and macrograph showed few columnar grains and absence of sharp columnar to equiaxed transition.

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Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

[1]
P. Padhi, A. K. Sahoo, and S. . Kar, “Macrostructure modeling of Al-20 % Sn alloy”, J Met Mater Miner, vol. 23, no. 1, Jun. 2013.

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