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Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory : Spinodal Decomposition

1. Purdue University - West Lafayette; 2. Purdue University, West Lafayette;

Applies the Classic Cahn-Hilliard Equation to Simulate the Chemical Segregation of Two Phases (2D)

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Version 0.1.1 - published on 18 Aug 2008

DOI: 10254/nanohub-r5162.2 cite this

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Description	Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory : Spinodal Decomposition simulates the time-dependent segregation of two chemical components and its subsequent coarsening. The resultant microstructure obeys the well-known lever rule. The default values are physical but arbitrary. The presented model is based on the phase field method (see cited literature below). See other VKML modules here: VKML : Dendritic Growth VKML : Polycrystalline Growth and Coarsening VKML : Spinodal Decomposition VKML : Spinodal Decomposition 3D
Powered by	rg/projects/rappture/ matplotlib http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ Written in Python www.python.org
Credits	Michael Waters And R. Edwin GarcÃa
References	Cahn J.W. On spinodal decomposition. Acta Metall 1961;9: 795–801. Cahn JW, Hilliard JE. Free energy of a nonuniform system. I. Interfacial free energy. J Chem Phys 1958;28:258–67. Cahn JW. Free energy of a nonuniform system. II. Thermodynamic basis. J Chem Phys 1959;30:1121–4.
Cite this work	Researchers should cite this work as follows: Michael Waters; R. Edwin García; Alex Bartol (2008), "Virtual Kinetics of Materials Laboratory : Spinodal Decomposition," DOI: 10254/nanohub-r5162.2. BibTex \| EndNote
Tags	2D Spinodal Decomposition computational materials computational science/engineering Microstructural Evolution