Innovations in Modelling and Simulations: Bridging Microstructures to Macroscopic Properties in Advanced Materials

Dear Colleagues,

It is well known that the macroscopic properties of materials can be significantly affected by microstructure evolution, which can be induced by mechanical stresses, thermal loads, the bombardment of high-energy particles, and so on. This Special Issue aims to present the state-of-the-art progress of microstructure evolution and its connection with mechanical behavior and thermal properties. This Special Issue welcomes studies with multiscale simulation techniques such as atomic scale modeling, phase field modeling, the finite element method, fast Fourier-transform simulation, data-driven simulation, and image-based modeling. We are open to various types of advanced materials, including but not limited to advanced structural materials with point, line, and planar defects, nuclear materials after irradiation, and composites of polymer blends. Finally, we would like to stress that this Special Issue is highly inclusive. All studies contributing to the predictive design of advanced structural materials by numerical modeling will be appreciated. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript within its scope. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Lin Zhang
Dr. Zhitong Bai
Guest Editors

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• multiscale simulation
• microstructures
• mechanical behavior analysis
• thermophysical properties
• atomic scale modeling
• data-driven simulation
• image-based modeling
• advanced structural materials
• composite materials
• advanced manufacturing and processing