Phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution: Recent applications, perspectives and challenges

D Tourret, H Liu, J LLorca - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
We briefly review the state-of-the-art in phase-field modeling of microstructure evolution. The
focus is placed on recent applications of phase-field simulations of solid-state microstructure …

[HTML][HTML] A review on cementitious self-healing and the potential of phase-field methods for modeling crack-closing and fracture recovery

S Yang, F Aldakheel, A Caggiano, P Wriggers… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Improving the durability and sustainability of concrete structures has been driving the
enormous number of research papers on self-healing mechanisms that have been …

Microstructure and tensile properties of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V with refined prior-β grain structure obtained by rapid heat treatment

Z Zou, M Simonelli, J Katrib, G Dimitrakis… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat treatments tailored for additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V can be used to attain desirable
microstructures associated with superior mechanical properties. Rapid heat treatments, for …

Variant selection, coarsening behavior of α phase and associated tensile properties in an α+ β titanium alloy

L Lei, Q Zhao, C Wu, Y Zhao, S Huang, W Jia… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of cooling rates, ie, air cooling and furnace cooling, after solution in α+ β
phase-field on variant selection, coarsening behavior of α phase and microstructure …

Variant selection by dislocations during α precipitation in α/β titanium alloys

D Qiu, R Shi, D Zhang, W Lu, Y Wang - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Through three-dimensional phase-field simulations, dislocations are found to exert
significant influences on variant selection and subsequent development of transformation …

Effect of heat treatment on the crystallographic orientation evolution in a near-α titanium alloy Ti60

ZB Zhao, QJ Wang, JR Liu, R Yang - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The crystallographic orientation of equiaxed primary α (α p) phase is one of the main factors
that determine the final texture/microtexture and mechanical properties for near-α titanium …

The role of the ω phase on the non-classical precipitation of the α phase in metastable β-titanium alloys

Y Zheng, REA Williams, JM Sosa, Y Wang, R Banerjee… - Scripta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The metastable β-Ti alloy, Ti-5553, has been heat-treated to permit a determination of the
role of the ω phase on non-classical precipitation of the α phase. Thus, samples containing …

On variant distribution and coarsening behavior of the α phase in a metastable β titanium alloy

S Balachandran, A Kashiwar, A Choudhury… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The stereology, variant distribution and coarsening behavior of semicoherent α (hcp)
precipitates in a β (bcc) matrix of a Ti5553 alloy has been analyzed, and a dominant 3 …

Influence of thermal treatment on element partitioning in α+ β titanium alloy

S Huang, J Zhang, Y Ma, S Zhang, SS Youssef… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The partitioning of alloying elements during the α+ β solution treatment, accompanying the
α↔ β phase transformation, determines the composition and stability of the microstructure …

Microstructure and residual stresses in Ti-6Al-4V alloy pulsed and unpulsed TIG welds

B Mehdi, R Badji, V Ji, B Allili, D Bradai… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasing the pulse frequency in pulsed Tungsten Inert Gas arc welding refines the prior-β
grain size in the fusion zone of Ti-6Al-4V alloy compared to unpulsed process. The …