Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2006

Abstract

Correlations among 'special' and 'general' grain boundaries are studied on two-dimensional networks, by examining the configurational entropy of boundary structures as well as percolation thresholds. Consideration of crystallographic constraints at various length scales reveals that higher-order constraints play a role in boundary connectivity and network structure. Implications for grain boundary engineering are discussed and directions for future work highlighted.

Comments

This is an author-produced, peer-reviewed version of this article. The final, definitive version of this document can be found online at Scripta Materialia published by Elsevier, at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/1359646. Copyright restrictions may apply. DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2005.11.044