Microscopic phase-field simulation for nucleation incubation time of Ni₇₅Al_xV_25−x alloy

Abstract

With the microscopic phase-field dynamic model, the effects of temperature and concentration on the nucleation incubation time of Ni₇₅Al_xV_25−x alloy were studied and the relation between the incubation time and precipitation mechanism was investigated by using the atomic occupation probability picture and average order parameter curve. The simulation results demonstrate that there exists the incubation time for different precipitation mechanisms, such as non-classical nucleation, the mixed style of non-classical nucleation and spinodal decomposition, and spinodal ordering; and the incubation time shortens in turn for the three kinds of mechanisms. With the increase of Al content of Ni₇₅Al_xV_25−x alloy, the incubation time of L1₂ phases shortens continuously and that of D0₂₂ phases is prolonged. The effects of temperature on the incubation time of L1₂ and D0₂₂ phases are accordant, i.e. the incubation time is greatly prolonged with the temperature rising.

Keywords

microscopic phase-field / nucleation / incubation time / order parameter / simulation

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