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Original Articles

Pattern formation during diffusion limited transformations in solids

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Pages 265-286 | Received 08 Nov 2008, Accepted 17 Jul 2009, Published online: 15 Jan 2010
 

Abstract

We develop a description of diffusion limited growth in solid-solid transformations, which are strongly influenced by elastic effects. Density differences and structural transformations provoke stresses at interfaces, which affect the phase equilibrium conditions. We formulate equations for the interface kinetics similar to dendritic growth and study the growth of a stable phase from a metastable solid in both a channel geometry and in free space. We perform sharp interface calculations based on Green's function methods and phase field simulations, supplemented by analytical investigations. For pure dilatational transformations we find a single growing finger with symmetry breaking at higher driving forces, whereas for shear transformations the emergence of twin structures can be favorable. We predict the steady state shapes and propagation velocities, which can be higher than in conventional dendritic growth.

Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the DFG grant SPP 1296 and the German-Israeli Foundation.

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