 An introductory review of cellular automata modeling of moving grain boundaries in polycrystalline materialsK.G.F. Janssens Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2010, vol. 80, issue 7, 1361-1381 Abstract: This article presents a basic introduction and some advanced concepts used in the use of cellular automata for the modeling and simulation of the motion of grain boundaries in evolving microstructures. An attempt is made to compile a complete review of literature in this context only. It is illustrated how cellular automata can be used to describe grain boundary motion when driven by the minimization of volume-stored energy as well as when it is curvature driven. Attention is drawn to the typical problems that may occur when modeling grain boundary surface topologies using discretized numerical representations, and extended information is given on a previously published solution to this problem with irregular cellular automata. Finally, an example of a hybrid model is given, combining cellular automata with a computational description of diffusion and precipitate dissolution with an application to the problem of abnormal grain growth. Keywords: Computational materials science; Microstructure evolution; Cellular automata (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:matcom:v:80:y:2010:i:7:p:1361-1381 DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2009.02.011 Access Statistics for this article Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) is currently edited by Robert Beauwens More articles in Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) from Elsevier |
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