Errata to “A simulation study of the shape of β′ precipitates in Mg–Y and Mg–Gd alloys” [Acta Mater. 61 (2013) 453–466]

Equilibrium shape of isolated precipitates in the α-Mg phase

“…Notably, however, an interplay between the interface energy and strain energy exists [20][21][22][28][29][30][31], and when there are large interface energies and a small crystal lattice mismatch, spherical inclusions should predominate. For an ellipsoidal inclusion ‫ݔ(‬ ଶ ܽ ଶ ⁄ ‫ݕ‬ ଶ ܾ ଶ ⁄ ‫ݖ‬ ଶ ܿ ଶ ⁄ ൌ 1) within an infinite anisotropic matrix, the strain energy is written as follows [26]:…”

“…They revealed that the α (01 10) habit plane of a disk-shaped β 1 precipitate is completely determined by the minimization of the anisotropic strain energy. Liu et al [22], meanwhile, simulated the effects of anisotropy in the interface energy and strain energy on the morphology of β′ precipitates (intermediate phase) in Mg−Y and Mg−Gd alloys, and found that although the equilibrium shape of β′ precipitates is influenced by both interface energy anisotropy and strain energy anisotropy, the shape variation of the β′ precipitates is sensitive to the change in the lattice parameters of the precipitates and matrix phase, i.e., the change in the strain energy anisotropy.…”

Large-scale three-dimensional phase-field simulation of multi-variant β-Mg17Al12 in Mg–Al-based alloys

“…Mg alloys are important lightweight materials widely used in the automobile and aerospace industries and thus have been intensively researched using both experiments and models. In the modeling work, the precipitation in Mg-RE alloy has been studied intensively using phase-field simulation [14,15]. For Mg-Al-based alloy, related research has also been carried out rather recently to reveal the morphology evolution of the b-Mg 17 Al 12 precipitate and reveal the effects of certain factors on the precipitation behavior [13,[16][17][18].…”

“…Studies of precipitation transformations in magnesium alloys utilizing phase-field models have attracted increasing attention in recent years [13][14][15][16][17][18]. Mg alloys are important lightweight materials widely used in the automobile and aerospace industries and thus have been intensively researched using both experiments and models.…”

Precipitation in Mg–Nd–Y–Zr–Ca Alloy during Isothermal Aging: A Comprehensive Atomic‐Scaled Study by Means of HAADF‐STEM

“…From another perspective, the distribution of RE atoms during the precipitation has been a scientifically interesting issue because the RE atoms substitute for certain atomic sites in the matrix lattice and form various sophisticated structures. A deep comprehension, especially an atomic‐scale one, of the precipitate structures paves the way for the related modeling and simulation that may trigger significant advancement in solid‐state physics …”