Unconventional phase field simulations of transforming materials with evolving microstructures

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 915-927

  Li, Jiang Yu ^a   Lei, Chi Hou ^a   Li, Liang Jun ^a   Shu, Yi Chung ^b   Liu, Yun Ya ^c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microstructures; Transforming materials; Unconventional phase field simulation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTIONS; ENERGY WELLS; FERROMAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; MACROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; MATERIAL COEFFICIENTS; MATERIAL SYMMETRY; MULTIFERROIC MAGNETOELECTRIC; ORDER PARAMETER; PHASE-FIELD APPROACHES; PHASE-FIELD SIMULATION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 84870348739     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-012-0129-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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