Grain growth kinetics and microstructures of the high Tc GdBa2Cu3O7−δ superconductor

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 3194-3201 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.W. Shin ◽  
T.M. Hare ◽  
A.I. Kingon ◽  
C.C. Koch
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Boundary Energy ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Microstructure Observation ◽  
Grain Aspect Ratio ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics

Grain growth in the GdBa2Cu3O7−δ high Tc superconductor was investigated. The composition Gd1.09Ba1.91Cu3O7−δ, within the solid solubility region, was selected for the present grain growth study. Differential thermal analysis did not reveal any thermal event except the incongruent melting point, which is indicative of the absence of a liquid second phase during grain growth. The final densities of isothermally annealed samples ranged from 91.3% to 93.7% of theoretical density. The microstructure observation showed a greater grain aspect ratio in this material than in YBa2Cu3O7−δ. The average grain aspect ratio was about 4.7. A very low grain growth exponent of 0.07 was found in the isothermal annealing temperature range from 965 °C to 1020 °C. By comparison with the results on the YBa2Cu3O7−δ system previously reported, it was concluded that the grain growth kinetics in these materials are strongly controlled by the anisotropy of the grain boundary energy. The activation energy of grain growth was calculated to be about 77 kJ/mole.

Grain growth kinetics and microstructure in the high Tc YBa2Cu3O7−δ superconductor

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 2026-2034 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.W. Shin ◽  
T.M. Hare ◽  
A.I. Kingon ◽  
C.C. Koch
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Boundary Energy ◽  
Critical Currents ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
High Anisotropy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics

The grain growth and microstructure development of YBa2Cu3O7−δ have been investigated utilizing two different starting particle size distributions (normal and bimodal). The grain growth exponent, n, was found to be about 0.21 for both normal and bimodal samples. An activation energy of 125 kJ/mole was calculated. The low value of n might be attributed to the high anisotropy of grain boundary energy in this system. Samples made from the bimodal powder were found to accelerate grain growth without introducing abnormal grain growth. Although most of the samples attained fractional densities greater than 0.95, the presence of various amounts of porosity (particularly in the case of the bimodal starting powder) did not affect the growth kinetics. The measured aspect ratio of grains did not significantly change during growth. A significant difference in aspect ratio was measured between samples made from the two different starting powders. Critical currents ranged from 10 to 120 A/cm2, but no concrete relationship with grain size was established. This implies that the grains produced by this experiment were in the size range where other factors, presumably microcracking, severely limited the current carrying capacity by the weak link effect.

scholarly journals Computer simulation of grain growth kinetics with solute drag

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1113-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Fan ◽  
S. P. Chen ◽  
Long-Qing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Boundary Energy ◽  
Solute Drag ◽  
Lattice Diffusion ◽  
Diffuse Interface ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics

The effects of solute drag on grain growth kinetics were studied in two-dimensional (2D) computer simulations by using a diffuse-interface field model. It is shown that, in the low velocity/low driving force regime, the velocity of a grain boundary motion departs from a linear relation with driving force (curvature) with solute drag. The nonlinear relation of migration velocity and driving force comes from the dependence of grain boundary energy and width on the curvature. The growth exponent m of power growth law for a polycrystalline system is affected by the segregation of solutes to grain boundaries. With the solute drag, the growth exponent m can take any value between 2 and 3, depending on the ratio of lattice diffusion to grain boundary mobility. The grain size and topological distributions are unaffected by solute drag, which are the same as those in a pure system.

scholarly journals Grain growth kinetics for B2O3-doped ZnO ceramics

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berat Yuksel ◽  
T. Osman Ozkan
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Liquid Phase Sintering ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Growth Activation ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics ◽  
Zno Ceramics

AbstractGrain growth kinetics in 0.1 to 2 mol % B2O3-added ZnO ceramics was studied by using a simplified phenomenological grain growth kinetics equation Gn = K0 · t · exp(-Q/RT) together with the physical properties of sintered samples. The samples, prepared by conventional ceramics processing techniques, were sintered at temperatures between 1050 to 1250 °C for 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 hours in air. The kinetic grain growth exponent value (n) and the activation energy for the grain growth of the 0.1 mol % B2O3-doped ZnO ceramics were found to be 2.8 and 332 kJ/mol, respectively. By increasing B2O3 content to 1 mol %, the grain growth exponent value (n) and the activation energy decreased to 2 and 238 kJ/mol, respectively. The XRD study revealed the presence of a second phase, Zn3B2O6 formed when the B2O3 content was > 1 mol %. The formation of Zn3B2O6 phase gave rise to an increase of the grain growth kinetic exponent and the grain growth activation energy. The kinetic grain growth exponent value (n) and the activation energy for the grain growth of the 2 mol % B2O3-doped ZnO ceramics were found to be 3 and 307 kJ/mol, respectively. This can be attributed to the second particle drag (pinning) mechanism in the liquid phase sintering.

3D MС Simulation of Grain Growth Kinetics and the Zener Limit in Polycrystals

2014 ◽  
Vol 598 ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
K.R. Phaneesh ◽  
Anirudh Bhat ◽  
Gautam Mukherjee ◽  
Kishore T. Kashyap
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Cube Root ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Second Phase Particles

Large scale Potts model Monte Carlo simulation was carried on 3-dimensional square lattices of 1003 and 2003 sizes using the Metropolis algorithm to study grain growth behavior. Simulations were carried out to investigate both growth kinetics as well as the Zener limit in two-phase polycrystals inhibited in growth by second phase particles of single-voxel size. Initially the matrices were run to 10,000 Monte Carlo steps (MCS) to check the growth kinetics in both single phase and two-phase poly-crystals. Grain growth exponent values obtained as a result have shown to be highest (~ 0.4) for mono-phase materials while the value decreases with addition of second phase particles. Subsequently the matrices were run to stagnation in the presence of second phase particles of volume fractions ranging from 0.001to 0.1. Results obtained have shown a cube root dependence of the limiting grain size over the particle volume fraction thus reinforcing earlier 3D simulation efforts. It was observed that there was not much difference in the values of either growth kinetics or the Zener limit between 1003 and 2003 sized matrices, although the results improved mildly with size.

Evaluation of grain growth exponent by Monte Carlo simulation in polycrystalline materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150024
Author(s):  
P. Rajendra ◽  
K. R. Phaneesh ◽  
C. M. Ramesha ◽  
Madeva Nagaral ◽  
V Auradi
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
2D Simulation ◽  
Second Phase Particles ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics

In metallurgy, the microstructure study is very important to evaluate the properties and performances of a material. The Monte Carlo method is applied in so many fields of Engineering Science and it is a very effective method to examine the topology of the computer-simulated structures and exactly resembles the static behavior of the atoms. The effective 2D simulation was performed to understand the grain growth kinetics, under the influence of second phase particles (impurities) is a base to control the microstructure. The matrix size and [Formula: see text]-states are optimized. The grain growth exponent was investigated in a polycrystalline material using the [Formula: see text]-state Potts model under the Monte Carlo simulation. The effect of particles present within the belly of grains and pinning on the grain boundaries are observed. The mean grain size under second phase particles obeys the square root dependency.

Grain Growth in Nb-Alloyed Stainless Steel of AISI 347 during Heating

2013 ◽  
Vol 753 ◽  
pp. 345-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Wen Luo ◽  
Han Dong ◽  
Ling Feng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Isothermal Holding ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Microalloyed Steels ◽  
Nb Content ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics ◽  
Kinetics Of

Grain growth kinetics in an AISI 347 stainless steel with Nb content up to 0.7%wt was studied during the isothermal holding in the temperature range of 1100-1270°C for various periods. Abnormal grain growth was observed even in the presence of a large amount of precipitates. The kinetics of normal grain growth was tracked by metallographic measurements and fitted by the classical modeling, which led to two important parameters of activation energy Q and growth exponent n derived. Both of them are larger than the usual values for grain growth in the Nb-microalloyed steels due to the much larger content of Nb in the present steel.

Grain Growth Kinetics of Accumulative Roll Bonded AZ61 Alloy

2012 ◽  
Vol 585 ◽  
pp. 387-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Shivananda Nayaka ◽  
Gajanan P. Chaudhari ◽  
B.S. Sunder Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Isothermal Annealing ◽  
Arrhenius Equation ◽  
Growth Exponent ◽  
Az61 Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Grain Growth Kinetics ◽  
Kinetics Of

A detailed study was performed on the grain growth kinetics of ultrafine-grained AZ61 magnesium alloy produced by accumulative roll bonding by carrying out isothermal annealing treatments on the roll bonded samples. Annealing treatments were carried out in the temperature range 423 to 573K for 2 to 120 minutes. As the annealing time and temperature increased, the grain size increased. The effect of annealing temperature and time, on the grain growth can be well explained by the kinetic equation and Arrhenius equation. Based on the experimental results of grain growth during annealing treatments, the grain growth exponent and the activation energy for grain growth were determined. The grain growth kinetic parameters were compared with other magnesium alloys processed by various methods.

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