J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2004, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (05): 601-604.

• Research Articles • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Topological Transformation during Normal Grain Growth

Chaogang LOU, Michael A.Player   

  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, China...
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2004-09-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Chaogang LOU

Abstract: This paper investigates topological transformation during normal grain growth by carrying out a computer vertex simulation. Results show that topological correlation agrees with the models proposed by Blanc et al and Weaire. Topological transformation occurs more often on grains with some topological classes instead of equal probability on each boundary. This can be qualitatively explained by topological correlation.

Key words: Topological transformation, Normal grain growth, Simulation