About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Materials Informatics to Accelerate Nuclear Materials Investigation
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Presentation Title |
Influence of Empirical Potentials on Data Quality in Computational Studies of Zr Alloys |
Author(s) |
Oliver Nicholls, Vidur Tuli, Patrick A. Burr |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Patrick A. Burr |
Abstract Scope |
The quality of empirical potentials significantly influences the reliability of the data obtained from computational studies. In this study, we compare 13 popular Zr potentials for their ability to reproduce key physical, mechanical, structural and thermodynamic properties. These include thermal expansion, melting point, volume-energy response, allotropic phase stability, elastic properties, and point defect energies. No potential outperforms others in all aspects, highlighting the importance of selecting appropriate potentials. Older EAM potentials excel in a few metrics but lack transferability. Machine learning-trained potentials have lower overall accuracy and transferability compared to simpler available potentials. The prediction of point defect structures and energies exhibited the greatest divergence and least accuracy. To aid potential selection, maps are created based on the potentials' performance. This study emphasises the dependence of computational data quality on potential quality, underscoring the need for reliable empirical potentials to ensure trustworthy informatics. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
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Keywords |
Nuclear Materials, Modeling and Simulation, Computational Materials Science & Engineering |