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Under the following topical headlines, we provide examples of microstructure simulations.

Microstructure formations in multiphase systems

Simulation of the formation of a three-phase eutectic microstructure. Center: Representation of the three phases. Left: Ag_2Al phase (green) and right: Al_2Cu phase (blue). The Al phase is shown in red.

Cellular structures

Temperature distribution in an open-cell metal foam.

Grain structure evolutions

Grain coarsening in a polycrystalline material.
Crystal growth in a rock fissure.
Crystal growth in a developing crack.
Simulation of a sintering process, with compression and coarsening of the particles.

Wetting and two-phase droplet motion

Simulation of the drop formation of two immiscible liquids at a fibre.
Simulation of the drop formation on a fibre and on a rough surface.

Fluid flow effects

Temperature distribution in a flowed fissure.
Dendritic phase formation influenced by fluid flow.
Dendritic phase formation influenced by fluid flow.

Elastic stress and strains

Two-dimensional transformation of martensite in a polycrystalline austenitic microstructure during heterogeneous nucleation.
Three-dimensional martensitic transformation in an austenitic grain. Growth of martensitic variants inside an austenitic grain.
Crack propagation in a polycrystalline material.
Multiscale simulation of the thermomechanical load in a brake disc.

Left: distribution of variants
Center: von Mises stress
Right: distribution of variants and von Mises stress