About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics
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| Presentation Title |
Understanding Fundamental Mechanisms Behind Anomalous Segregation Behavior at Grain Boundaries During Diffusional Creep |
| Author(s) |
Jarin French, Linu Malakkal, Sourabh Bhagwan Kadambi, Boopathy Kombaiah |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jarin French |
| Abstract Scope |
Recent experimental studies in a nickel (Ni)-rhenium (Re) alloy demonstrated anisotropic elemental segregation around grain boundaries (GBs) while under tensile strain. Some GBs showed Re enrichment, while others showed Re depletion. We hypothesize that differing vacancy fluxes to GBs, caused by the anisotropic elastic stresses generated within the polycrystal, results in anisotropic creep-induced segregation (CIS) and grain growth. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we developed a mechanistic understanding of CIS and determined the contribution of elastic stresses and grain growth in Ni-Re alloys. We find that the stress state of the GB significantly changes the segregation energy profile for Re atoms, leading to significant Re redistribution. Further, as the GB migrates, the segregation/desegregation tendency of Re leads to bands of Re enrichment/depletion. Our results have important consequences for the quantitative predictions of diffusion creep and for the design of high-temperature creep-resistant Ni alloys. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Modeling and Simulation, Computational Materials Science & Engineering, |