Stochastic Models in Reliability Engineering

18 Life Prediction of Device Based on Material’s Micro-Structure Evolution by Means of Computational Materials Science

Chunyu Teng, Cong Lin, Zhanyong Ren, Yun Fu, and Xichang Wang

DOI: 10.4324/9780429331527-18

Contents

• 18.1 Introduction
• 18.2 Technology Roadmap
• 18.3 Cases Studies
  • 18.3.1 The Grain Growth
    • 18.3.1.1 Background
    • 18.3.1.2 Phase Field Method
    • 18.3.1.3 Simulation Results
    • 18.3.1.4 Discussions
    • 18.3.1.5 Conclusions
  • 18.3.2 Dendrite Growth Simulation
    • 18.3.2.1 Background
    • 18.3.2.2 Monte Carlo Methods
    • 18.3.2.3 Simulation Results
    • 18.3.2.4 Discussion
    • 18.3.2.5 Conclusions
• 18.4 Summary
• Acknowledgements
• References

18.1 Introduction

The properties of materials have a strong influence on the performance and life of the device. Elastic ...