Kinetics of phase decomposition processes: numerical solutions to Cahn–Hilliard equation

1 March 1990

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Materials Science and Technology

Vol. 6 (3) , 273-284
https://doi.org/10.1179/026708390790191099

Abstract

Finite difference methods giving approximate solutions to the Cahn–Hilliard equation for phase separation in binary alloys and the results of numerical experiments in two dimensional space are described. Nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition are considered. MST/1199

Keywords

NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS
HILLIARD EQUATION
CAHN
DECOMPOSITION PROCESSES
KINETICS OF PHASE
PHASE DECOMPOSITION

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