| Scope |
This symposium provides a platform for researchers, engineers, and scientists to discuss their latest research findings on the mechanical behavior of multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs).
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: MPEAs are alloys that are composed of multiple primary elements and can consist of face-centered-cubic (FCC), body-center-cubic (BCC), or hexagonal-close-packed (HCP) solid-solution phases. Recent research has shown that these alloys exhibit desirable properties, such as high strength and ductility, high fatigue/wear resistance, good corrosion resistance, and notable irradiation resistance. These desirable attributes, therefore, make MPEAs suitable for a wide range of applications in the automotive, aerospace, and biomedical industries.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Mechanical and microstructural property tuning for the development of materials for applications in the automotive, aerospace, and biomedical industries
• Short-range-order (SRO) effects: SRO-detection methods and influence of SRO on microstructures and properties
• Microstructural modification techniques that modify the mechanical behavior and physical properties of an alloy
• Innovative approaches to computational modeling and simulation of complex microstructures, such as machine- learning methods, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics techniques, CALculation of PHAse Diagrams (CALPHAD) modeling, density functional theory, and integrated computational materials engineering
• State-of-the-art techniques that examine mechanical behavior phenomena, such as hardness, fatigue, creep, hardness, and wear behavior
• Novel uses of in situ and high-throughput characterization techniques, such as neutron and high energy X-ray diffraction, three-dimensional atom probe tomography, transmission electron microscopy, and electron backscatter diffraction |