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This article describes a math-based microstructure-property model that was developed based on a multiscale analysis1 for ABAQUS finite element analysis. The model was used to determine failure locations, failure loads, and to optimize an automotive component. The model is a function of silicon particle size, casting porosity fraction, casting pore size and nearest neighbor distance, dendrite cell size, temperature, strain rate, and applied stress state.
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Horstemeyer, M.F. Mapping failure by microstructure-property modeling. JOM 53, 24–27 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-001-0064-1
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