Grain growth competition and formation of grain boundaries during solidification of hcp alloys

A. K. Boukellal, M. Sarebanzadeh, A. Orozco-Caballero +3

Grain growth competition during directional solidification of a polycrystal with hexagonal (hcp) symmetry (Mg-1wt%Gd alloy) is studied by phase-field modeling, exploring the effect…