| Abstract Scope |
Lightweight materials including aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and metal matrix composites are increasingly being used in the transportation and manufacturing industries to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint. Emerging materials including high entropy alloys, bioresorbable magnesium alloys and densified superwood materials are also promising in new engineering and biomedical applications. Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) is defined as the integration of materials information, captured in computational tools, with engineering product performance analysis and manufacturing-process simulation. This talk presents some examples of lightweight material design and development using CALPHAD-based ICME approach. The presentation will also discuss some of the latest innovations in sustainable casting, extrusion, sheet forming and multi-material manufacturing processes. Microstructure models for light alloys have been developed based on computational thermodynamics and kinetics, coupled with manufacturing process models. These ICME models are integrated to predict location-specific mechanical properties, based on location-specific microstructure of solidification (casting, welding and additive manufacturing) products. |