Hierarchic Engineering of industrial materials
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| Coordinator | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - Institutionen för materialvetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 21 000 000 |
| Project duration | May 2012 - April 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The research program focuses on key issues associated with the science and technology of advanced structural and functional materials, from modeling to fabrication. The aim is to develop tools and competence for fast, intelligent and cost efficient product development for Swedish industry. Continuous scientific breakthroughs are exploited to enable design of materials from atomistic scales to finished products. Since the start several tools, models and methods have been developed to be used by Swedish industry. 13 PhDs have graduated and are now active in academia or industry.
Results and expected effects
Results from Hero-m, like theoretical tools and models, to be used by industry will contribute to shorten the development time of new or improved materials. Three examples are: TC-PRISMA, a software for precipitation modelling, has more than 50 licenses in 18 countries. Hero-m has been partly involved in the development. A general software platform for phase-field simulations has been developed. New thermodynamic descriptions of different alloy systems using more physically based models have been presented.
Approach and implementation
The work has been performed in 4 generic and 9 applied projects divided into 6 research areas: New materials, Stainless steels, High-strength steels, Cemented carbides, Sintered steels and Materials by design. The introduction of generic projects in combination with the applied projects has shown to be successful. The activities in two of the generic projects are determined by the needs of the applied projects, and the other two focuses on topics of general interest. The general competencies in hierarchical modelling and multi-length scale characterization cover all activities.