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Monte Carlo study on abnormal growth of Goss grains in Fe-3%Si steel induced by second-phase particles

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The selective abnormal growth of Goss grains in magnetic sheets of Fe-3%Si (grade Hi-B) induced by second-phase particles (AlN and MnS) was studied using a modified Monte Carlo Potts model. The starting microstructures for the simulations were generated from electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) orientation imaging maps of recrystallized samples. In the simulation, second-phase particles were assumed to be randomly distributed in the initial microstructures and the Zener drag effect of particles on Goss grain boundaries was assumed to be selectively invalid because of the unique properties of Goss grain boundaries. The simulation results suggest that normal growth of the matrix grains stagnates because of the pinning effect of particles on their boundaries. During the onset of abnormal grain growth, some Goss grains with concave boundaries in the initial microstructure grow fast abnormally and other Goss grains with convex boundaries shrink and eventually disappear.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Dong-qun Xin, Cheng-xu He & Hao Wang

  2. Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute, Beijing, 102211, China

    Xue-hai Gong

  3. Beijing R&D Center, East China Branch of Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, 100081, China

    Li Meng

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering New Materials, Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute, Beijing, 102211, China

    Guang Ma

  5. Technical Center, Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., Taiyuan, 030003, China

    Peng-fei Hou & Wen-kang Zhang

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Xin, Dq., He, Cx., Gong, Xh. et al. Monte Carlo study on abnormal growth of Goss grains in Fe-3%Si steel induced by second-phase particles. Int J Miner Metall Mater 23, 1397–1403 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-016-1363-4

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