MATERIALS SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY

Simulations have long been an integral part to supplement experiment and theory and became a powerful method to improve the understanding of physical phenomena. Leveraging the phase-field method - an established means for the investigation of the diffusion and phase-transformation-included microstructure evolution during solidification processes in 3D - materials scientists use high-performance computing to study representative volume elements resolving the multiphase microstructure which can be compared with experimental micrographs. Massive-parallel and highly optimized solvers are applied to increase the efficiencies of the simulations in the scientists' pursuit to investigate the directional solidification of binary and ternary eutectic…

High performance materials with defined properties are crucial for the development and optimization of existing applications. Especially the possibility of exploiting the advantages of different materials are in focus of the research of high performance alloys as they are needed in applications with high mechanical and thermal requirements, e.g. in automobile, aerospace, and turbines.