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Grain boundary self-diffusion in Ni: Effect of boundary inclination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2005

Mikhail I. Mendelev ,
Hao Zhang  and
David J. Srolovitz
Mikhail I. Mendelev
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Hao Zhang*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
David J. Srolovitz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
*
b) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We examined the influence of the boundary plane on grain-boundary diffusion in Ni through a series of molecular dynamics simulations. A series of 〈010〉 ∑5 tilt boundaries, including several high symmetry and low symmetry boundary planes, were considered. The self-diffusion coefficient is a strong function of boundary inclination at low temperature but is almost independent of inclination at high temperature. At all temperatures, the self-diffusion coefficients are low when at least one of the two grains has a normal with low Miller indices. The grain boundary self-diffusion coefficient is an Arrhenius function of temperature. The logarithm of the pre-exponential factor in the Arrhenius expression was shown to be nearly proportional to the activation energy for diffusion. The activation energy for self-diffusion in a (103) symmetric tilt boundary is much higher than in boundaries with other inclinations. We discuss the origin of the boundary plane density–diffusion coefficient correlation.

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Computer simulationDiffusionGrain boundaries
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , May 2005 , pp. 1146 - 1153
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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