1. Bi-velocity phase field method; reactive diffusion in Ni–Cr–Al
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Danielewski, Marek, Wierzba, Bartek, Tkacz-Śmiech, Katarzyna, and Nowotnik, Andrzej
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NICKEL-chromium-aluminum alloys , *HEAT equation , *REACTIVITY (Chemistry) , *PHASE transitions , *HEAT resistant alloys , *TERNARY system - Abstract
Abstract: An approach to the problem of interdiffusion in multicomponent–multiphase system is presented. It couples bi-velocity (Darken) method, in which the mass conservation and volume continuity laws are considered, with the phase field model and is a generalization of the model based on the diffusion equation implemented in Dictra. The proposed bi-velocity phase field method allows computing the kinetics of the process, diffusive mass transport in every phase, concentration profiles, diffusion paths, and Kirkendall effect. The example problem presented here is a fundamental problem concerning the reactive diffusion at high temperatures in Al–Cr–Ni ternary system. It is a starting point that will allow modeling the coating composition to reduce interdiffusion and stabilize a desired microstructure, i.e., to extend coating life time. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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