STP1429PredictiveMaterialModeling:CombiningFundamentalPhysicsUnderstanding,ComputationalMethodsandEmpiricallyObservedBehaviorM.T.KirkandM.EricksonNatishan,editorsASTMStockNumber:STP1429/NlrmltI~NA/.ASTMInternational100BarrHarborDrivePOBox(2700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.LibraryofCongressCataloging-ln-PublicationDataPredictivemated~modeling;combiningfundamentalphysicsunderstanding,computationalmethodsandempiricallyobservedbehavior/M.T.KirkandM.EricksonNatial~an,eddors.p.cm.-(STP;1429)Includesbibliographicalreferences."ASTMStockNumber:STP1429."ISBN0-8031-3472-X1.Steel--Metallurgy-Congresses.I,Kirk,Mark,1961-11.Natishan,M.Eflc~:son.Iti,ASTMspeciaJIzchr~calpublication;1429.2003062889TN701.5.P742003669'.142--dc22Copynght�92004ASTMInternational,WestConshobocken,P/LAlldghtsreserved.Thismatedalmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,Inanyprinted,mechanic~d,electronic,tilm,orOtherdfstdbutionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforInternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheInternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificcllonte,isgrantedbyASTMInternational(AS'rM)providedthat~eappropriatefeeIspaidtotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvem,MA01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http://www.copyright.comLPeerReviewPolicyEachpaperpublishedInthisvolumewasevaluatedbytwopeerreviewersandatleastoneeditor.Theauthorsaddressedallofthereviewers'commentstothesatisfactionofboththetechnicaleditor(s)andtheASTMIntema~nalCommitteeonPublicattons.Tomaketechnicalinformationavailableasquicklyaspossible,thepeer-reviewedpapersinthispublicationwereprepared"centre-ready"assubmittedbytheauthors.Thequar~ofthepapersinthispublicationreflectsnotonlytheobviouseffortsoftheauthorsandthetechnicaleditor(s),butalsotheworkofthepeerreviewers.Inkeepingwithlong-standingpublicationprac~cas,ASTMInternationalmaintainstheanonymityofthepeerreviewers.TheASTMInternationalCommitteeonPublicationsacknowledgeswithappreciationth...