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Thanks for answering Bernd! I will contact Georg for the quote. Although you are not so experienced in Widmanstatten microstructures, do you think I will be able to easily simulate the plate-like morphology using the elastic module package in Micress? This is the paper I meant: http://www.sciencedir...

Hi Bernd, Is it possible to use the elastic strain anisotropy instead of interfacial energy anisotropy to simulate Widmanstatten microstructure in Micress? I read a paper in which the former parameter was used and the result is way more realistic than when using the later one. If that is possible, d...

Dear Bernd, I tried to set the parent relation to 0° as you suggested, but still without success. The alpha grains grow faster into my gamma grain 2, but no needle shape is observed (like when I set -90°). :| Strange that, I just changed that parameter compared to the last simulation image I posted,...

Dear Bernd, Thanks again for your help! I am still struggling to get the needle shape. I have been changing parameters, but many things are still unclear to me. I´ve read the manual and also looked for answers here in the forum, but I still do not fully undertand some behaviors. Therefore, I would h...

Dear Bernd, Thanks for answering. 1) It is because the orientation relationship between austenite grains must vary. So if the alpha grain cross the triple junction I will have the same alpha grain (with the same orientation) along 2 or 3 austenite grain boundaries which have different misorientation...

Hi Bernd, Thank you for helping. By increasing the initial radius I could solve that problem ;) I would like to ask you some other questions: 1) It is possible to make the nuclei which appear in the triple junction to have different orientations along the 3 grain boundaries when it grows? This way m...

Dear Bernd, First of all, thank you so much for you prompt and clear reply! I checked the .log file of my simulation in the "wetting scenario", and the alpha grains do reach a full size. However, by checking the .korn file I saw that the grains touch each other before the full size to be reached. So...

Hi there, I am new in the group and I am trying to simulate allotriomorphic ferrite along austenite grain boundaries. I have tried two paths: 1st) using the categorization of alpha grains (first image) and 2nd) decreasing the interfacial energy in order to get a wetting scenario (second image). With...