Unraveling Interdiffusion Effects at Material Interfaces -- Learning from Tensors of Microstructure Evolution Simulations

Projektinformationen

INTERDIFFUSION

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 714754

DOI

10.3030/714754

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 20 Dezember 2016

Startdatum 1 März 2017

Enddatum 31 August 2022

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 1 496 875,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 1 496 875,00

Koordiniert durch

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Belgium

Periodic Reporting for period 4 - INTERDIFFUSION (Unraveling Interdiffusion Effects at Material Interfaces -- Learning from Tensors of Microstructure Evolution Simulations)

Berichtszeitraum: 2021-09-01 bis 2022-08-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

Multi-materials, combining various materials with different functionalities, are increasingly desired in engineering applications. Reliable material assembly is a great challenge in the development of innovative technologies. The interdiffusion microstructures formed at material interfaces are critical for the performance of the product. However, as more and more elements are involved, their complexity increases and their variety becomes immense. Furthermore, interdiffusion microstructures evolve during processing and in use of the device. Experimental testing of the long-term evolution in assembled devices is extremely time-consuming. The current level of materials models and simulation techniques does not allow in silico (or computer aided) design of multi-component material assemblies, since the parameter space is much too large.
With this project, I aim a break-through in computational materials science, using tensor decomposition techniques emerging in data-analysis to guide efficiently high-throughput interdiffusion microstructure simulation studies. The measurable outcomes aimed at, are
1) a high-performance computing software that allows to compute the effect of a huge number of material and process parameters, sufficiently large for reliable in-silico design of multi-materials, on the interdiffusion microstructure evolution, based on a tractable number of simulations, and
2) decomposed tensor descriptions for important multi-material systems enabling reliable computation of interdiffusion microstructure characteristics using a single computer.
If successful, the outcomes of this project will allow to significantly accelerate the design of innovative multi-materials. My expertise in microstructure simulations and multi-component materials, and access to collaborations with the top experts in tensor decomposition techniques and materials characterization are crucial to reach this ambitious aim.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

1) Journal Article : Combining thermodynamics with tensor completion techniques to enable multicomponent microstructure prediction, Y. Coutinho, N. Vervliet, L. De Lathauwer, N. Moelans, npj Computational materials, 6 (2), 2020.
2) Journal Article : Phase-field approach to simulate BCC-B2 phase separation in the AlnCrFe2Ni2 medium-entropy alloy, YA Coutinho, A Kunwar, N Moelans, Journal of Materials Science, 1-13, 2022
3) Journal Article : A grand-potential based phase-field approach for simulating growth of intermetallic phases in multicomponent alloy systems, S Chatterjee, N Moelans, Acta Materialia 206, 116630, 2021.
4) Journal Article : New phase-field model for polycrystalline systems with anisotropic grain boundary properties N Moelans, Materials & Design 217, 110592, 2022
5) M-MELO (Metallic Microstructures European On-line) presentation : permanent available on-line

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

A multi-physics microstructure evolution program for multi-principle alloy systems or high entropy alloys was implemented using composition dependent data obtained from experiments, CALPHAD thermodynamic and diffusion databases and ab initio calculations of lattice misfit and elastic stresses. Interface anisotropy and nucleation were also included in the formulation.

For the first time, microstructure evolution simulations were performed for Al-(Co-)Cr-Fe-Ni systems and quaternary/quinary systems.

Microstructure simulation of AlCrFe2Ni2 alloy during cooling