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Engineering design has historically been taught using the paradigm of selecting materials on the basis of tabulated databases of properties (mechanical, physical, chemical, etc.). Recent trends have moved toward concurrent design of material composition and microstructure together with the component/system level. The goal is to tailor materials to meet specifi ed ranges of performance requirements of the overall system. Often these multiple performance requirements are in confl ict in terms of their demands on composition and microstructure. This paper explores the elements of a decision-based robust design framework for concurrent design of materials and products, focusing on enhancing the fraction of decisions supported by modeling and simulation.
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McDowell, D.L. Simulation-assisted materials design for the concurrent design of materials and products. JOM 59, 21–25 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-007-0111-7
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