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Relationship between grain Boundary Curvature and Grain Size

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The relationship between the average mean grain boundary curvature,H, and the mean linear grain intercept, λ, has been experimentally determined for aluminum. The ratioH/λ - 1 = 0.31 was found to remain constant throughout grain growth. This value yields a driving pressure for grain growth approximately three times smaller than that derived by conventional modeling and yields realistic results in models of particle- or pore-inhibited grain growth.

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    B. R. Patterson (Professor) & Y. Liu (Graduate Assistant)

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Patterson, B.R., Liu, Y. Relationship between grain Boundary Curvature and Grain Size. Metall Trans A 23, 2481–2482 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02658051

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