International Technical Advisory Committee  
 
Professor Yves Brechet
 
  • PhD (Materials) Joseph Fourier University (France) 1987
• Dipl. (Eng.) Ecole Polytechnique (France) 1984
• Dipl. (Hist. Sci.) Ecoles des hautes études (France) 1984
 
Department of Materials Engineering
 
  Laboratoire de Thermodynamic et Physico-Chimie Metallurgiques
Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
Tel: (04) 7682 6610 Fax: (04) 7682 6644
Email: Yves.Brechet@inpg.fr
 
Research interests
 
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Physical metallurgy of diffusive phase transformations: precipitation, steel phase transformation, physical metallurgy of welding.
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Microstructural stability: recovery, recrystallisation, coupling with phase transformations.
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Mechanical metallurgy: physical models for plasticity and fracture, materials with internal architecture.
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Design: methods and softwares for materials and process selection, designing hybrid materials.
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Materials science and biology: cellular adhesion, structural natural materials.
 
Selected publications
 
1. Ashby MF, Brechet Y, ‘Designing hybrid materials’, Acta Materialia, 51 (19): 5801-5821 Nov 25 2003
2. Dumont D, Deschamps A, Brechet Y, ‘A model for predicting fracture mode and toughness in 7000 series aluminium alloys’ , Acta Materialia 52 (9): 2529-2540 May 17 2004
3. Pardoen T, Brechet Y, ‘Influence of microstructure-driven strain localization on the ductile fracture of metallic alloys’, Philosophical Magazine 84 (3-5): 269-297 Jan-Feb 2004
4. Gandin CA, Brechet Y, Rappaz M, et al., ‘Modeling of solidification and heat treatment for the prediction of yield stress of cast alloys’, Acta Materialia 50 (5): 901-927 Mar 14 2002
5. Brechet Y, ‘Optimizing aluminum alloys: physically based modeling and materials selection’, Materials Science and Engineering A 319: 55-62 Dec 2001
6. Weygand D, Brechet Y, Lepinoux J, ‘Zener pinning and grain growth: A two-dimensional vertex computer simulation’, Acta Materialia 47 (3): 961-970 Feb 5 1999
7. Brechet Y, Louchet F, ‘A physical approach to the toughness problem – from thermodynamics to kinetics. 1. The homogeneous case’, Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 41 (3): 783-791 Mar 1993
8. Purdy GR, Brechet Y, ‘A solute drag treatment of the effects of alloying elements on the rate of the proeutectoid ferrite transformation in steels’, Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 43 (10): 3763-3774 Oct 1995
9. Deschamps A, Brechet Y, ‘Influence of pre-deformation and ageing of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy - II. Modeling of precipitation kinetics and yield stress’, Acta Materialia 47 (1): 293-305 Dec 11 1998
10. Neda Z, Ravasz E, Brechet Y, et al.’ The sound of many hands clapping - Tumultuous applause can transform itself into waves of synchronized clapping’, Nature 403 (6772): 849-850 Feb 24 2000
 
 
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