Diffusion zone formation in aluminized MAR-247 from Bi-velocity Phase Field Method

The Bi-velocity Phase Field Method (BPFM), which allows a quantitative description of diffusion mass transport in multi-phase materials, is presented and applied to simulate formation of a diffusion zone in aluminized MAR-247. The method links the bi-velocity Darken approach with the phase-field model in which the diffusion zone is quantitatively characterized by phase volume fractions. Accordingly, composition dependent diffusivities in a two-phase region are defined. The present method allows calculation of element-distribution profiles and volume fractions of the phases across a diffusion couple. Hence, a diffusion path can be determined for three component systems and, besides, the average stress field and entropy production during diffusion can be calculated. mple of the application of BPFM in the modeling of high-temperature reactive diffusion in an AlCrNi ternary system is presented. The simulated results are compared with experimental data obtained in aluminization of MAR-247 by the chemical vapor deposition process.