Cubic spline elements for modelling microstructural evolution of materials controlled by solid-state diffusion and grain-boundary migration

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 724-750

  Ch'ng, H N ^a   Pan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Cubic spline; Finite element; Grain boundary; Microstructural evolution; Model; Sintering; Solid state diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERPOLATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SINTERING;

CUBIC SPLINE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; FINITE-ELEMENT SCHEMES; GRAIN BOUNDARY MIGRATIONS; GRAIN-BOUNDARIES; MIGRATION VELOCITY; SHAPE FUNCTIONS; SOLID-STATE DIFFUSION; SPLINE ELEMENTS;

GRAIN BOUNDARIES;

EID: 2442577064     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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