Numerical materials physics

Make internal changes visible through computation.

Phase field · Finite elements · Dislocation dynamics · Diffusion

Follow grain restructuring, defect motion and cavity growth. Numerical models connect energy, mechanics and transport, providing insight into material behavior and data for Physics AI.

3D cavity FEM · Numerical result Three-dimensional cavity evolution

Understand how processing changes microstructure.

Coupled phase-field and crystal-plasticity models follow grain nucleation, growth and deformation together. They reveal how an evolving structure changes the material response.

Grain restructuring during deformation
Grain restructuring during deformation

See the mechanisms behind void growth.

Diffusion and stress compete to reshape internal cavities. Finite-element models follow the moving boundary and reveal why different mechanisms produce different shapes.

Initial contourEvolving contour

Surface diffusion

Surface diffusion

Surface diffusion

Competing transport

Competing transport

Competing transport

Bulk diffusion

Bulk diffusion

Bulk diffusion

Follow the entire cavity surface.

Three-dimensional FEM follows the entire cavity wall, revealing local smoothing and overall shape change. Explore how neighboring cavities interact.

Three-dimensional void evolution

Three-dimensional void evolution

Explore interacting voids
Interaction between neighboring cavities

Two-void evolution at different spacings

Explore learned void prediction →

Follow the feedback between defects and diffusion.

Solute redistribution changes the environment around a dislocation; the evolving defect changes transport in return. Coupled dynamics resolves both processes in the same material model.

PFDD–solute

Dislocation-loop and solute evolution

Bring more material ideas into computation.

GPU parallelism and efficient numerical kernels make repeated studies of defects, diffusion and microstructure more practical, while building data for Physics AI.

Resolve mechanisms

Compute defects, transport and changing structures.

Explore more conditions

Reuse numerical kernels across parameter studies.

Build model references

Supply high-fidelity states for training and validation.

Turn your material question into a computing opportunity.

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