Materials data and Materials Integration System

• Published in: Journal of Information Processing and Management Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 165 - 171
• Main Author: KOSEKI, Toshihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese; English
• Published: Japan Science and Technology Agency 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Cabinets; Computation; data; Data base management systems; Data processing; Management; materials; Materials information; Materials Integration System; numerical modeling; prediction; property; Structural materials; structure
• ISSN: 0021-7298; 1347-1597
• DOI: 10.1241/johokanri.59.165

Progresses in science and technology have often been associated with the advent of novel or improved materials. Development of the materials usually requires significant amounts of time and cost, which is particularly the case for structural materials that are expected to reveal long-term reliability. Efficient development of materials should be crucial to accelerate progresses in science and technology, to improve the competitiveness of industries and to achieve safer and more secure society. In this context, we are now developing Materials Integration System under the SIP project promoted by the Cabinet Office, where the system enables the prediction of materials structure, properties and performances by combining knowledge and data accumulated and computational science for materials. Such projects are being actively promoted not only in Japan but in the US and EU. In this article, materials data for structural materials are briefly explained, and the outline of Materials Integration System and issues in the development of materials database for the system are described.