Effects of second phase particles and pores on grain boundary migration during solid-state sintering: A phase-field study

IF 1.9 3区工程技术 Q1 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nuclear Engineering and Design Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113800

Xiaoyong Qi , Yanbo Jiang , Wenlong Shen , Jinli Cao , Yuxuan Liao , Wenbo Liu

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Abstract

In the present work, a new phase-field model was developed to simulate the effects of second phase particles and pores on grain boundary (GB) removement during solid-state sintering of ceramic nuclear fuel. The simulation results show that the second phase particles near the GB make the interface energy distribution steeper, and the GB-particle equilibrium dihedral angle is related to the GB-particle interface energy and the GB-pore interface energy. During sintering, the contact between particles and GB in the early stage promotes the shrinkage of GB. However, during the later stage, the shrinkage of GB is suppressed due to the interaction of second phase particles and crystal grains. When the particles and pores act on the GB at the same time, the GB usually move together with the pores, while the GB prefer to leave the particles ultimately. The sintering simulation of polycrystalline containing both second-phase particles and pores showed that, when the particle area fraction increases, the growth rate of crystal grains slows down and the final grain size decreases. Consequently, second phase particles with different volume fractions can be doped to control the final average grain size during sintering.

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Nuclear Engineering and Design 工程技术-核科学技术

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3.40

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11.80%

发文量

377

审稿时长

5 months

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