Sparse Data Machine Learning Integration with Theory, Experiment and Uncertainty Quantification: Process-Structure-Property-Performance of Friction Deformation Processing
Computer vision and deep learning tools that advance the ability to establish processing-structure-property-performance (PSPP) relations are presented. The Bayesian binning method for image segmentation enables quantitative analysis of microstructural features in an automated way, while the analysis of shapes and relative orientation of these features reveals local deformation maps indicative of both, material flow and residual stresses due to materials processing. The deep learning method leads to the previous knowledge agnostic mapping of empirically observed microstructural zones in friction stir welding (FSW) process and synthetic microstructure generation capability that is statistically equivalent to experimentally collected data.