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 size distributions of AZ31 magnesium alloy grown for 100 min at 673 K under different applied stresses: (a) stress-free, (b) 200-MPa applied stress, (c) 600-MPa applied stress, and (d) 1200-MPa applied stress.