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
       

(color online) Plots of average grain size of AZ31 magnesium alloy as a function of annealing time under different applied stresses at 673 K, determined by simulation.