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Publication date | 1/01/2013 |
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Host publication | TMS 2013 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Annual Meeting |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 311-318 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9781118663547 |
ISBN (print) | 9781118605813 |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Metals and alloys have been indispensable for technological progress, which proceeds along with the discovery of new materials. Nevertheless, only a fraction of the possible ternary systems is known. Statistical inference methods are used to study the complexity and regularity of materials properties. Properties originating from atomic-level interactions are accurately described employing a linear regression analysis; properties incorporating microstructural and thermal history require a balance between physical and statistical modelling. In spite of this, there is a remarkable degree of symmetry among all properties. By employing a principal component analysis it is proven that ten essential material properties can be described in a three dimensional space; from which Ashby diagrams constitute a particular case. A surprisingly compact model emerges to design new alloys with required properties.