M. Palmer et al., 2-DIMENSIONAL GRAIN-GROWTH IN RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED SUCCINONITRILE FILMS, Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy andmaterials science, 26(5), 1995, pp. 1061-1066
The kinetics and topological mechanisms of normal grain growth have be
en examined through in situ dynamic studies on rapidly solidified succ
inonitrile (SCN). The in situ studies allowed for continuous monitorin
g of the evolution of individual grains during growth. We have assesse
d the Mullins-Von Neumann topological grain growth law and the Burke-T
urnbull parabolic rate law and have determined rate constants that des
cribe grain growth. This work demonstrates that both laws are both obe
yed globally and consistently. These in situ studies permit one to fol
low the unit operations associated with grain growth kinetics. This ar
ticle demonstrates the usefulness of succinonitrile as a model analog
system for studying grain growth.