Figure 7
Modelling of the non-isothermal annealing. This figure illustrates the procedure to determine the evolution of the correlation length when the annealing temperature is not constant. To clarify the process, in this example the ramp temperature has a step-like form with time steps of 10 s, as shown in the inset. The heating rate for the model is 90°C min−1 and the initial and final temperatures are 180°C and 215°C, respectively. At each step, the evolution follows that of an isothermal annealing but translated by a certain time (teq) to ensure the continuity of the actual correlation length. |