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
       

Grain growths in AZ31 alloy under different applied stresses: (a)–(c) without applied stress, (d)–(e) under an applied stress of 200 MPa, and (g)–(i) under an applied stress of 1000 MPa, respectively. Each column represents different annealing times from 10 min to 100 min.