Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (5): 1119-1124.

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COMPUTER SIMULATION OF PHASE SEPARATION IN CaO MgO Fe 2O 3 Al 2O 3 SiO 2 GLASS

Y.H. Xia 1) , T.P. Lou 1) , Z.T. Sui 1) and B. Li 2) 1) School of Material & Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110006, China 2) Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007,China   

  • Received:1999-10-25 Revised:1999-10-25 Online:1999-10-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The fractal and spinodal decomposition models combined Monte Carlo method were used in computer simulation of phase separation from CaO MgO Fe 2O 3 Al 2O 3 SiO 2 glass. The fractal dimension was applied to quantitative analysis. The mechanism of phase separation was investigated. The results showed that the fractal dimensions and simulated micrographs of phase separation were in good agreement with the experimental results. And the mechanism of phase separation was spinodal decomposition.

Key words: glass, phase separation, spinodal decomposition, Monte Carlo, fractal, fractal dimension, computer simulation