Materials informatics approach to understand aluminum alloys

The relations between the mechanical properties, heat treatment, and compositions of elements in aluminum alloys are extracted by a materials informatics technique. In our strategy, a machine learning model is first trained by a prepared database to predict the properties of materials. The dependenc...

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Main Authors: Ryo Tamura, Makoto Watanabe, Hiroaki Mamiya, Kota Washio, Masao Yano, Katsunori Danno, Akira Kato, Tetsuya Shoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2020.1791676
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Summary:The relations between the mechanical properties, heat treatment, and compositions of elements in aluminum alloys are extracted by a materials informatics technique. In our strategy, a machine learning model is first trained by a prepared database to predict the properties of materials. The dependence of the predicted properties on explanatory variables, that is, the type of heat treatment and element composition, is searched using a Markov chain Monte Carlo method. From the dependencies, a factor to obtain the desired properties is investigated. Using targets of 5000, 6000, and 7000 series aluminum alloys, we extracted relations that are difficult to find via simple correlation analysis. Our method is also used to design an experimental plan to optimize the materials properties while promoting the understanding of target materials.
ISSN:1468-6996
1878-5514