Innovation in materials processing using scaling principles

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The ultimate goal of this Discovery program is to greatly accelerate the innovation cycle for materials processes in general. The approach proposed is based on intense experimentation and advanced, cross disciplinary scaling methodologies to model multicoupled, multiphysics, non-equilibrium materials processes. The methodologies developed will be of direct help in relating processing, structure, and properties to each other at a quantitative level. In the short term, the focus will be on arc welding and plasma arc manufacturing processes. The training aspect of this program will expose future highly qualified personnel to real-life materials processes that are very difficult to idealize, yet quantitative predictions can be made by identifying the essential features of these processes.