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Predicting phase equilibrium, phase transformation, and microstructure evolution in titanium alloys

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Phase transformation and microstructural evolution in commercial titanium alloys are extremely complex. Traditional models that characterize microstructural features by average values without capturing the anisotropy and spatially varying aspects may not be sufficient to quantitatively define the microstructure and hence to allow for establishing a robust microstructure-property relationship. This article discusses recent efforts in integrating thermodynamic modeling and phase-field simulation to develop computational tools for quantitative prediction of phase equilibrium and spatiotemporal evolution of microstructures during thermal processing that account explicitly for precipitate morphology, spatial arrangement, and anisotropy. The rendering of the predictive capabilities of the phase-field models as fast-acting design tools through the development of constitutive equations is also demonstrated.

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    Y. -Z. Wang, N. Ma & Q. Chen

  2. CompuTherm, LLC, Madison, Wisconsin

    F. Zhang & S. L. Chen

  3. the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

    Y. A. Chang

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Wang, Y.Z., Ma, N., Chen, Q. et al. Predicting phase equilibrium, phase transformation, and microstructure evolution in titanium alloys. JOM 57, 32–39 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-005-0112-3

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