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Morphological Evolution of Dendritic Microstructures
Author(s) -
Alkemper J.,
Mendoza R.,
Voorhees P.W.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/1527-2648(20020916)4:9<694::aid-adem694>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - microstructure , dendrite (mathematics) , materials science , curvature , morphology (biology) , directional solidification , nanotechnology , composite material , geometry , biology , mathematics , genetics
Dendrite morphology and evolution during coarsening is examined by the authors using measurements of the three‐dimensional microstructure. Such experiments are made possible by recent progress in serial‐sectioning techniques. The dendrite‐matrix interface is characterized by the local interfacial curvature, which in turn can be used to both predict and understand the evolution of the microstructure. Presented here are the first results that illustrate the power of this new approach.