Generating 60nm thickness along the grain boundaries of a microstructure

Altair Forum User

I generated a microstructure (5 x 5 x 2 micrometer)  using Abaqus input file (attached).  But the microstructure does not have

grainboundary thickness.

 

I would like to generate thickness (60nm) along the grain boundaries using hypermesh.

 

Could you help me generating 60nm thickness along the grain boundaries?

 

Thank you

 

 

 Operating System and Version:                Windows 10

 

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Q.Nguyen-Dai

Your grain boundaries cover whole microstructure? And you want to make them as solid elements?

 

Q.Nguyen-Dai

If I understand correctly, here's my test:

 

Create external skin of all 3 components:

 

Got '^faces' :

 

Make solid elements by 'elem offset' :

 

And got final layer boundary :

 

Is that you're looking for ?

 

 

Altair Forum User

Q Nguyen-Dai

 

Thank you very much for your suggestion.

 

Based on your figure, we are not sure whether you understood our definition of grain boundary thickness.  So I attached a picture showing the grain boundaries(GB) in white color.  I think the GB can be modeled either shell or solid.  

 

Also. I tried your method.  But, after clicking 'offset' button, E_boundary was not created (Nothing happened).

 

Thank you.

 

 

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Q.Nguyen-Dai

That's simpler with shell.

Just create external surface for each solid component.