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Review and outlook: mechanical, thermodynamic, and kinetic continuum modeling of metallic materials at the grain scale

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Continuum modeling approaches are well established in materials science and engineering of metals. They enable the quantitative investigation of diverse questions related to the improved understanding of mechanics and microstructure evolution of various material classes. Applicable to time and length scales relevant in manufacturing and service, continuum modeling approaches are idely used to study engineering-related phenomena such as recrystallization, strain localization, fracture initiation, and phase transformations. However, focusing on individual physical aspects hampers the wider routine use of continuum modeling tools for many engineering applications. With the advent of multi-physics modeling tools developed with the help of and parametrized by (sub-)micrometer-scale simulations and experiments, a huge variety of applications such as hot rolling, bake-hardening, and case-hardening comes within reach for full-field integrated computational materials engineering. Moreover, the integration of experimentally characterized microstructures and the use of user friendly simulation and evaluation tools render powerful modeling approaches feasible for a broad materials science user community. The state of the art and future trends of mechanical, thermodynamic, and kinetic continuum modeling of metallic materials at the grain scale are outlined in this prospective article.

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The funding of the TCMPrecipSteel project in the framework of the SPP 1713 “Strong coupling of thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical states in applied materials” by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the support of D. Raabe and F. Roters in writing this article are gratefully acknowledged.

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Diehl, M. Review and outlook: mechanical, thermodynamic, and kinetic continuum modeling of metallic materials at the grain scale. MRS Communications 7, 735–746 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.98

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