Journal
COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 123, Issue -, Pages 164-175Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.06.016
Keywords
Atomistic simulation; Sintering; Copper; Crystal misalignment; Grain rotation
Categories
Funding
- Defense Research Laboratory Program of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration
- Agency for Defense Development of Republic of Korea [UD110089GD]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant - Korea government (MSIP) [2011-0030075]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Sintering mechanisms of nanoscale copper powder are investigated using molecular dynamics ( MD) simulations based on the embedded-atom method (EAM). The densification parameters, such as shrinkage, and relative sintered density are calculated using the two-particle sintering model. This paper considers the important role of crystalline misalignment between two particles on densification. Besides volume diffusion contribution, misalignment between the crystal structures results in enhanced grain boundary diffusion. At low temperatures, grain boundary torque cause particles to rotate to reduce grain boundary energy. At higher temperatures, particle rotation becomes complicated including remarkable twist, and grain boundary tilting due to grain-boundary-like diffusion. These results provide insights to the processing cycle parameters applicable to nano-powders. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available