Microstructure-Properties - Materials Science and Engineering
Microstructure-Properties - Materials Science and Engineering
Microstructure-Properties - Materials Science and Engineering
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40<br />
Objective<br />
Linear<br />
Ferromagnets<br />
Non-linear<br />
properties<br />
Electric.<br />
Conduct.<br />
Tensors<br />
Elasticity<br />
Symmetry<br />
The “RVE”<br />
• In order to describe the properties of a<br />
material, it is useful to define a representative<br />
volume element (RVE) that is large enough to<br />
be statistically representative of that region<br />
(but small enough that one can subdivide a<br />
body).<br />
• For example, consider a polycrystal: how<br />
many grains must be included in order for the<br />
element to be representative of that point in<br />
the material?