Understanding-The-Recrystallisation-Behaviour-of-Zircaloy-4

Authors: Guy Bowker, Mia Maric, Pratheek Shanthraj, Joao Quinta da Fonseca

DAMASK models run using matflow API

figure 1a - full-field crystal plasticity hot tube rolling simulation of HCP IPF coloured in the axial direction (AD). figure 1b - Predicted texture evolution also IPF coloured in AD (=x).

figure 2a - full-field crystal plasticity hot tube rolling simulation of HCP IPF coloured in the axial direction (AD). figure 2b - Predicted texture evolution also IPF coloured in AD (=x).

Instructions

1. Install matflow and Damask

Matflow is a python API for reproducible computational material science workflows. Damask is a crystal plasticity modelling software that can be used as part of matflow. More info can be found at Official Matflow docs, LIGHTFORM wiki and matflow-user-documentation. To run the workflows included, you will need installations of Damask, Matflow, Matlab, and MTEX.

2. Run workflows

To run a workflow in this repo, use the command matflow go tube-rolling_DAMASK_Ti-alpha_0002ND1010RD.yaml. This will produce a dir tube-rolling_DAMASK_Ti-alpha_0002ND1010RD_DATESTAMP_TIMESTAMP/. In this dir can be found the simulation results in the form of a geom_load.hdf5 file. The texture from these results is post-processed and plotted using MTEX:

3. Extract and plot texture predictions

Run the MTEX script texture_plotting.m to plot pole figures for each increment of the simulations.