Metal-matrix composites find application in several industrial sectors, where either the homogenized material and the component phases can be designed and optimized by multiscale simulations performed on realistic numerical models of the actual microstructure. This approach benefits of nowadays commonly available image processing and micro-computed tomography techniques, as well as of authomatic mesh generation procedures for non-linear finite element analysis.The related computing costs can be reduced significantly by analytical approximations, which retain the essential features of the investigated system response and make the transition between micro and macroscale potentially feasible even in industrial practice. The present chapter reviews recent contributions in this research area.

APPLICATIONS AND MODELLING CHALLENGES OF METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES

BOLZON, GABRIELLA;
2017-01-01

Abstract

Metal-matrix composites find application in several industrial sectors, where either the homogenized material and the component phases can be designed and optimized by multiscale simulations performed on realistic numerical models of the actual microstructure. This approach benefits of nowadays commonly available image processing and micro-computed tomography techniques, as well as of authomatic mesh generation procedures for non-linear finite element analysis.The related computing costs can be reduced significantly by analytical approximations, which retain the essential features of the investigated system response and make the transition between micro and macroscale potentially feasible even in industrial practice. The present chapter reviews recent contributions in this research area.
2017
Material Modelling Applications, Challenges and Research
978-1-53612-192-6
metal-ceramic composites
applications
multiscale approaches
reduced models
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