Newswise — June 3, 2015 –Warrendale, PA (USA): Computational modeling holds tremendous promise for accelerating the design and development of advanced materials for everything from fuel efficient cars, to the next generation of aircraft, to more powerful mobile devices. This approach typically requires the development of models for individual length scales—from the quantum level through processing—as well as models for specific time increments. However, there is a significant need for effective strategies to link these models and pass materials-related data and information across the length and time scales in order to achieve a highly accurate and comprehensive analysis.
Practical guidance for overcoming this obstacle is the focus of Modeling Across Scales, a roadmapping study released by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) at the 3rd World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), May 31–June 4, in Colorado Springs. The study is now available for free download at www.tms.org/multiscalestudy.
Modeling Across Scales details 16 recommendations for bridging materials models across length and time scales. Each recommendation includes specific and actionable tactics, projected timeframes, and discussion of required personnel or expertise. It also serves as a valuable review of the current state of the art of the field, identifying more than 30 gaps and limitations in multiscale materials modeling, along with a reference list and annotated table of relevant materials modeling software and tools.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Materials Measurement Laboratory, the study was developed by a core volunteer team of internationally recognized experts that TMS assembled in the spring of 2014. Throughout the following months, team members reached out to other groups and individuals for insights on needs, potential strategies, and case studies. Their work, in part, was an outgrowth of the 2013 TMS roadmapping study, Implementing ICME in the Aerospace, Automotive, and Maritime Industries, widely considered a landmark resource for implementing computational approaches to accelerating the development and manufacture of advanced materials at significantly reduced costs.
"TMS has made it a priority to convene constituent segments of the materials community, help them articulate the practical possibilities of emergent technologies, and then suggest impactful paths forward," said James. J. Robinson, TMS Executive Director. "I am sure that the field will be citing Modeling Across Scales and its groundbreaking recommendations for years to come, thanks to the incredible team of volunteers who contributed their expertise and talents to this important work."
About TMS The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its 12,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information on TMS, visit www.tms.org.
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