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Free-Energy Calculation of Precipitate Nucleation in an Fe-Cu-Ni Alloy
Atsuto SekoNatsuki OdagakiShigeto R. NishitaniIsao TanakaHirohiko Adachi
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2004 Volume 45 Issue 7 Pages 1978-1981

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We extend our newly proposed calculation method of precipitate nucleation free energy to ternary systems. This method utilized first principles calculations for enthalpy change and interface energy, and the Bragg-Williams approximation for entropy loss from scattered atoms condensing into a cluster. The effect of Ni addition on copper precipitation in the Fe-Cu system was examined by this method. It was revealed that added Ni prefers segregation at the matrix/cluster interface, and reduces the activation energy barrier as well as the interface energy.

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