Precipitation simulation of FCC iron precipitates in Cu-Fe alloys

Ma Del Carmen Gutierrez-Mendez, Erika O. Avila-Davila, Dulce V. Melo-Maximo, Maribel L. Saucedo-Muñoz, Victor M. Lopez-Hirata

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Abstract

This study shows the numerical simulation of the fcc-Fe precipitation in Cu-rich Cu-Fe alloys after aging at temperatures of 723, 773 and 823 K for different times. The numerical simulation was based on the solution of the non-linear Cahn Hilliard equation by the finite difference method. The results of the microstructural simulation indicated that the formation of fcc-Fe precipitates occurred by the nucleation and growth mechanism. The morphology of Fe precipitates was a spherical shape. The precipitation kinetics increased as the aging time and temperature increased. The coarsening of precipitates followed the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner theory for diffusion-controlled coarsening. In general, the computer simulated results of the fcc-Fe precipitation in the Cu-rich matrix showed a good agreement with the experimental results obtained by the field ion microscope analysis for the same composition alloy after aging at the same conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations 2007 - Proceedings of Symposium held during the 2007 TMS Annual Meeting
Pages57-64
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event136th TMS Annual Meeting, 2007 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 25 Feb 20071 Mar 2007

Publication series

NameTMS Annual Meeting

Conference

Conference136th TMS Annual Meeting, 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period25/02/071/03/07

Keywords

  • Cu-Fe alloys
  • Numerical simulation
  • Precipitation

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