Determination of Three-Dimensional Grain Boundary Connectivity from Two-Dimensional Microstructures

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Abstract

The connectivity of so-called "special" and "general" grain boundaries at a quadruple node is known to be nonrandom as a result of crystallographic constraints. Although a quadruple node is a three-dimensional feature, there exist two-dimensional features which are topologically identical. Therefore, the distribution of these two-dimensional features may be used to determine the three-dimensional connectivity. Computer simulations of a three-dimensional microstructure which is virtually serial sectioned are used to validate the proposed approach.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)205-208
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume57
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2007

Keywords

  • Grain boundaries
  • Microstructure

EGS Disciplines

  • Materials Science and Engineering

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