Abstract
Based on the thermal activation theory and curvature-driven mechanism, a 2D cellular automaton model with different state transition rules was built. Validity of the model was proved by the shrinking of circular grains. Grain growth of high temperature austenite was simulated by this model; the morphology, grain size distribution, topological aspects, and local kinetics of austenite grain growth were analyzed under different simulation time. Among the grains with different sides, the 6-sided grains are the most common and 5-sided grains are the second most common. The grains with more than six sides will grow and grains with less than six sides will shrink, while the 6-sided grains will neither grow nor shrink. The kinetics of normal grain growth follows the Burke equation and the growth exponent at different temperatures and activation energies has been researched.
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