Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), Second Phase
5. “Materials Integration” for Revolutionary Design System of Structural Materials
VisionOutline
 Take critical steps in the field of materials, where Japan has expertise and high-quality data, in response to heavy investment by Europe, America, and China in AI-driven materials
development
 Revamp methods of materials development through integration of materials engineering and computer science
The four elements
using material integration (MI) developed by industry, academia, and government, and lead the world in developing inverse design MIof materials
to design materials and processes based on desired performance.
engineering Performance(time-dependence) Expand inverse design MI to advanced materials and processes in order to accelerate social implementation.

Goals目標
 Develop inverse design MI for lowering material development costs and time by at least 50% and eliciting new material functions, and demonstrate
本プログラム「全体」の【到達目標】を「定量的、具体的に、分かりやすく」記載（いつまでに何を●％向上させる等）
its effectiveness; create a platform through which private companies and research institutes can utilize the MI system.
 Utilize inverse design MI to develop cutting-edge processes for manufacturing with a high degree of freedom composites and heat-resistant alloys
to be used in actual components for power plants and other applications in the environment and energy industry, as well as the aircraft and medicaland health care industries.

Socioeconomic impact

Exit Strategies
 Install a next-generation MI system for use by industry to solve inverse problems.
 Envision cutting edge materials and processes for industrial power plants and aircraft
engines and airframes as applications for MI, and implement achievements incollaboration with material and heavy industry manufacturers.

CalculationsMeasurements
Properties
Processing
Structure

Materials Integration
A system of linking the four elements ofmaterials engineering in silico

 Implementation of MI will accelerate materials development for raw materials
manufacturers, strengthening industrial competitiveness.
The ten largest manufacturers of products processed from metals, chemicals, textiles/leather, ceramics/paper,
containers/packaging, etc. had 1.5 trillion yen in R&D expenses. New materials development has been greatly
accelerated, with sales expanding to 63 trillion yen.

 There is increasing demand for dramatically lighter small/mid-size aircraft and more
efficient engines.

Implementation
R&D content

Basic inverse design MI technologies

 Basic technology for inverse design MI

Properties Performance Inverse design• Techniques for analyzing inverse problems• Techniques for designing various material processes• Techniques for designing structures from atoms• Techniques for developing a database specific tostructural materials• Integrated system technology as a basis forinverse design MI Potential applications for inverse design MI
 Cutting edge structural materials(ultimate light/strong materials)

StructureProcessingConditions

LifeComposition

Materials engineering × computer science Real materials

Temperature
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Inverse analysis on the basis of a technology
for predicting structures, cracking and otherdamage from processes.

• Develop multifunctional (flame-retardant) polymer composites• Develop next-generation ultra-high-strength steel/extra-super duralumin Cutting edge processes (ultimate shaping freedom)• Establish AM technology for heat-resistant alloys (Ni-based, TiAl, etc.)• Establish fabrication and evaluation techniques
for super-heat-resistant composites
Cutting-edge materials/processes

Participating ministries and agencies: Cabinet Office, MEXT, and METI

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MI is a key for
globaldominance

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Structural materials database

Damaged site

have manyfactors, withmyriad
combinations

Integrating materials engineering and computer science
for innovative materials development
Expand application to advanced materials/processes and demonstrate development efficiency
Envision the participation of material/heavy industry manufacturers representing Japan

Apply to cutting-edge structural materials/processes that are Japan’s forte

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