Multiscale thermodynamics: From the atomic world to the real life application, how to get it all?

金属材料如铝合金、镍超合金和钢在我们现代社会的一系列高性能应用中使用：它们用于汽车、飞机、桥梁、发动机。根据应用，它们的高比机械性能，它们在使用中对高温的潜在抵抗力或它们对高腐蚀性环境的抵抗力可能是它们优于其他材料的几个原因之一。大多数金属和合金的高回收潜力也是选择理想材料时需要考虑的一个重要方面，特别是在金属合金与复合材料竞争的航空航天和汽车工业中。

Metallic materials such as aluminum alloys, nickel super-alloys and steel are used in a panoply of high performance applications in our modern societies: they are used in cars, in aircrafts, in bridges, in engines. Depending on the application, their high specific mechanical properties, their potential resistance to high temperature in service or their resistance to highly corrosive environment might be one of the several reasons why they are preferred to other materials. The high recycling potential of most metals and alloys is also an important aspect to consider when choosing the ideal material, especially in the aerospace and automotive industries where metallic alloys compete with composite materials.