Mobility driven abnormal grain growth in the presence of particles

Simulation of mobility-driven abnormal grain growth in the presence of particles in a 3D Potts Monte Carlo model has been investigated, and even though the driving force in this case is identical to normal grain growth, Zener pinning does not occur. Instead the particles seem merely to have a small inhibiting effect on the number of abnormal grains, and this effect only has a noticeable influence for volume fractions of particles above 5 vol%.