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The precipitation kinetics and microtructure in Mg-Sn binary and Mg-Al-Sn ternary alloys are simulated using PanPrecipitation coupled with Mg thermodynamic database and a newly established mobility database of the Mg-Al-Sn ternary system. Both Mg2Sn and Mg17Al12 precipitates are considered in this work. The obtained kinetic parameters for these two precipitates can be used in the simulation of both individual and concurrent precipitations of Mg17Al12 and Mg2Sn in Mg-Al-Sn alloys. The simulated microstructure evolution, such as the particle size and number density, are in agreement with experimental data.
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Sun, W., Zhang, C., Klarner, A.D., Cao, W., Luo, A.A. (2015). Simulation of Concurrent Precipitation of Two Strengthening Phases in Magnesium Alloys. In: Manuel, M.V., Singh, A., Alderman, M., Neelameggham, N.R. (eds) Magnesium Technology 2015. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48185-2_54
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