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Nucleation & Growth of Precipitates in Transformations Driven by Diffusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

N. Clavaguera and
M.T. Clavaguera-Mora
N. Clavaguera
Affiliation:
Grup de Física de l'Estat Sòlid, Dept. E.C.M. Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
M.T. Clavaguera-Mora
Affiliation:
Grup de Física de Materials I, Dept. de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193-Bellaterra, Spain.
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Abstract

A theoretical analysis of the transformation kinetics which accounts for nuclei, either prequenched or created homogeneously, and whose growth are controlled by diffusion is presented. The change in growth habit intervening during the transformation is analysed in terms of the evolution of the free energy difference between the precipitate and the matrix at the interface, ΔG1. In the Avrami formalism, this quantity accounts for the competition between interface and diffusion controlled growth whereas the nucleation events are driven by the free energy difference between the precipitate and the bulk matrix. Competition and selection of precipitate phases in highly undercooled melts using the CALPHAD approach for the evaluation of the free energies and the changes in diffusivity with concentration are analysed. Experimental vs. calculated data are discussed in some rapidly solidified metallic systems.

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