Modeling and simulation of microstructure in metallic systems based on multi-physics approaches

Abstract The complex interplay between chemistry, microstructure, and behavior of many engineering materials has been investigated predominantly by experimental methods. Parallel to the increase in computer power, advances computational modeling methods have resulted a level sophistication which is comparable that experiments. At continuum level, one class such models based on thermodynamics, phase-field methods, crystal plasticity, facilitating account multiple physical mechanisms (multi-physics) their interaction during microstructure evolution. This paper reviews status simulation approaches software packages this field gives an outlook towards promising research directions.