High-fidelity modeling of interface crossing in the diffusion welding process at the polycrystalline scale

TL;DR

This paper presents a high-fidelity 2D simulation approach using Level-Set methods to analyze grain boundary crossing in diffusion welding, aiming to improve understanding of interface microstructure control.

Contribution

It introduces a novel simulation framework and measurement models for grain boundary crossing during diffusion welding at the polycrystalline scale.

Findings

Level-Set based microstructure simulations successfully model interface crossing.

Two measurement models for crossing are formulated and validated.

Simulation results provide insights into microstructure homogeneity in diffusion welding.

Abstract

Controlling the microstructure of a diffusion welded interface is a critical point to ensure optimum mechanical properties and the homogeneity of the joint. Beyond the intimate contact formation between bonded parts studied in the literature, this article focuses on the grain boundary crossing of the interface during this process and its measurement. Following this perspective, a Level-Set method has been used for full-field microstructure simulations in 2D with various interface parameters. Two crossing measurement models have been formulated, tested and discussed over the simulations.