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B. Raeisinia, T. Piroteala, E. Kozeschnik, P. Warczok, P. Nolan:
"Bringing the science of precipitation in aluminum alloys to the shop floor";
Talk: TMS 2015, Orlando, Florida; 2015-05-15 - 2015-05-19; in: "TMS 2015 Supplement Proceedings", Wiley, (2015), ISBN: 978-1-119-08241-5.

Abstract. It is undeniable that Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) has the potential to lend a competitive edge to any company/country. Despite this, industrial deployment of ICME has been rather slow and limited. The reason for this difficult adoption of ICME may be traced back to a number of different factors, among which shortage of ICME-literate work force is a notable issue. In this work, we provide an example related to the quench-rate sensitivity of heat-treatable aluminum alloys where we discuss how such issues may be circumvented in practice. In particular, we look at transferring Time-Temperature-Precipitation (TTP) information developed in a research environment, empirically or computationally, for use by operators of industrial solution heat-treat lines. Areas where challenges still exist with present thermo-kinetic simulation tools for treating quench-rate sensitivity in industrial aluminum alloys are also discussed.