Handbook of Software Solutions for ICME

As one of the results of an ambitious project, this handbook provides a well-structured directory<br> of globally available software tools in the area of Integrated Computational Materials<br> Engineering (ICME).<br> The compilation covers models, software tools, and numerical methods allowing describing<br> electronic, atomistic, and mesoscopic phenomena, which in their combination determine the<br> microstructure and the properties of materials. It reaches out to simulations of component<br> manufacture comprising primary shaping, forming, joining, coating, heat treatment, and<br> machining processes. Models and tools addressing the in-service behavior like fatigue, corrosion,<br> and eventually recycling complete the compilation.<br> An introductory overview is provided for each of these different modelling areas highlighting the<br> relevant phenomena and also discussing the current state for the different simulation approaches.<br> A must-have for researchers, application engineers, and simulation software providers seeking<br> a holistic overview about the current state of the art in a huge variety of modelling topics.<br> This handbook equally serves as a reference manual for academic and commercial software developers<br> and providers, for industrial users of simulation software, and for decision makers seeking<br> to optimize their production by simulations. In view of its sound introductions into the different<br> fields of materials physics, materials chemistry, materials engineering and materials processing<br> it also serves as a tutorial for students in the emerging discipline of ICME, which requires a broad<br> view on things and at least a basic education in adjacent fields.