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Curvature-driven grain growth
Tata Steel
Bastiaan van der Boor
Curvature driven grain growth
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Content
1
Fundamentals
2
Choosing the best method
3
Implementation
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Results
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Conclusion & Further Research
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Microstructure
Microstructure determines the mechanical properties of steel
Example of grain growth in a micro-structure of austenite at 1200°C
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Three processes that determines the micro-structure
Goal of this master thesis is to extend the existing model of
Tata Steel with grain growth by curvature
1. Phase transformations
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Austenite to ferrite transformation
2. Recrystallization & Recovery
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Austenite to austenite
3. Grain growth by curvature
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Austenite to austenite
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Soap froth
The growth of metal grains is similar to soap bubbles
2g
v = aM
R
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Curvature
An arbitrarily simple, closed curve with a point P on it, there is a unique
circle which most closely approximates the curve near P
1

R
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Triple points, where three grains meet
Every triple point seeks it equilibrium state, which depends on the grain
boundary energy γ
 12   13   23
Equilibrium if
i  120
i  1,2,3
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Examples
A grain with 6 corners is in equilibrium state if the angle is 120 degrees
Two vertices determine the curvature of a grainboundary
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Structure of presentation
Choosing the
method
Implementation
Results
Conclusion
Cellular
Automata
Lazar
Topological
change
Vertex
Methods
Nippon
Hybrid CA
Lazar model
Example of a
microstructure
Kawasaki
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Cellular Automata
CA model first developed by John von Neumann
Each cell has assigned a
 State
 Neighborhood definition
 Transformation rule
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Counting cell method
Due to the sharp interface, interpolation is needed. Hence, a lot of
calculations have to be made
Computational costly
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Vertex method
Using vertices is the most efficient method to calculate the effect
of curvature
Advantages
 Less points are needed to
calculate
 Vertex points are most influential
in the exact description of grain
growth
 When more points are needed,
virtual vertices can be added
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Tests
Three polygon have been constructed to test the different methods
on their performance
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Comparing vertex methods
The method by Lazar shows the best results
Method
Nippon
Circle
Neumann- NM, variable n, virtuals
Mullins n=6
on a straight line
NM variable n
virtuals virtues
on the circle
+
--
--
--
Kawasaki
+/-
++
+
--
Lazar
++
++
++
++
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Comparing vertex methods
Problem in Kawasaki: the connection of a triple point with a virtual vertex
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Structure of presentation
Choosing the
method
Implementation
Results
Conclusion
Cellular
Automata
Lazar
Topological
change
Vertex
Methods
Nippon
Hybrid CA
Lazar model
Example of a
microstructure
Kawasaki
Lazar
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Exact relation of grain growth
2D Neumann-Mullins (1956) revived by expansion to
3D in 2007 by MacPherson and Srolovitz
2D: Neumann-Mullins
 Closed curve, enclosing area grows with the same rate
 Growth of a grain enclosed by others:
dA

  M (6  n)
dt
3
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Lazar method based on Neumann-Mullins
Governing equation of a virtual vertex (arbitrary point between only
two grains) and triple points, satisfy Neumann-Mullins relation
dA

  M (6  n)
dt
3
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Hybrid Cellular Automata – Lazar model
Overview
Triples
①
Virtual vertex
CA model
Lazar
Grains
Edges
③
① Extract
② Move by Lazar
③ Place back information
② T-changes
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Structure of presentation
Choosing the
method
Implementation
Results
Conclusion
Cellular
Automata
Lazar
Topological
change
Vertex
Methods
Nippon
Hybrid CA
Lazar model
Example of a
microstructure
Kawasaki
Lazar
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Results
Moving an isolated grain with three edges
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Results
Average grain growth of grains with different total number of triples
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Results
Grainsize distribution for time t=0 and t=20
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Results
Distribution of the number of triples belonging to a grain. For t=0 and t=20
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Conclusion
Successful implementation of 2D grain growth by curvature
 Lazar method has been chosen
 Hybrid CA-Lazar method has been implemented
 Microstructure behaves as expected
 To be considered:
 Improve step 3 placing back information
 Extend to 3D using McPherson & Srolovitz relation
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Neumann-Mullins (3/3)
Governing equations of a triple point, who satisfy the NeumannMullins relation
e1  e2
vi  Mt
e1  e2
n

i 1
0  1  e1  e2 
vi  2Mt 
 e  e 
1
0

 2 3 
i
1
 2
1    
3

 2    
3

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Structure of presentation
Choosing the
method
Implementation
Results
Conclusion
Cellular
Automata
Lazar
Topological
change
Vertex
Methods
Nippon
Hybrid CA
Lazar model
Example of a
microstructure
Kawasaki
Lazar