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 language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-208 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2007 |
Keywords
- Grain boundaries
- Microstructure
EGS Disciplines
- Materials Science and Engineering