Effect of elastic strain energy on grain growth and texture in AZ31 magnesium alloy by phase-field simulation*

Project supported by the National Key Research Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0701204) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1302272 and 51571055).

He Ri, Wang Ming-Tao, Jin Jian-Feng, Zong Ya-Ping
       

Comparison between simulated grain growths using (a) two- and (b) three-dimensional models for AZ31 alloy annealed under an applied stress of 400 MPa for 60 min at 673 K, and (c) cross-sectional view at the red dotted line shown in panel (b) (i.e., a three-dimensional model expressed in two dimensions).