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The Monte Carlo simulation is utilized to model the nano-scale grain growth of two nano-crystalline materials, Pd81Zr19 and RuAl. In this regard, the relationship between the real time and the time unit of simulation, i.e. Monte Carlo step (MCS), is determined. The results of modeling show that with increasing time of heating, the grain sizes of both nano-crystalline materials increased as in the case of conventional materials. Moreover, it is found that for both nano-crystalline materials the relationship between the real time and MCS is in power law form, which is linear for the conventional materials.
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Kazeminezhad, M. Modeling nano-scale grain growth of intermetallics. Bull Mater Sci 32, 19–21 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-009-0003-2
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