Controlled list needed for the Method class

A controlled list of methods should be defined. Also, possibles subclasses or types of methods should also be discussed. As well as any relevant resource that contains relevant scientific methods.

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mentioned in issue #243 (closed)

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ToDo:

• Define new subclass of Method: Characterization method Definition: Characterization method is a method or procedure by which the structure and properties of a material are measured.
• Define new subclass of Method: Computational method Definition: Computational method is a method used to numerically solve mathematical models and study the behaviour of material systems. In materials science, it includes modeling, simulation, theory, and informatics.

Characterization method

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- Compression testing - Creep testing - Dynamic mechanical analysis - Fatigue testing - Hardness testing - In-situ testing - Shear or torsion testing - Tensile testing - Wear testing - Optical microscopy - Scanning electron microscopy - Transmission electron microscopy - Field ion microscopy - Scanning probe microscopy - Atomic force microscopy - Scanning tunneling microscopy - X-ray diffraction topography - Confocal microscopy - Environmental scanning electron microscopy - Kelvin probe force microscopy - Electron probe microanalysis - Dynamic light scattering - Ellipsometry - Fractography - Atom probe tomography - X-ray tomography - Electron backscatter diffraction - Elastic neutron scattering - Small Angle X-ray Scattering - x-ray diffraction - x-ray reflectivity - x-ray topography - Mass spectrometry - Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy - Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy - Electron energy loss spectroscopy - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy - Auger electron spectroscopy - X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy - Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy - Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy - Raman spectroscopy - Differential thermal analysis - Differential scanning calorimetry - Chromatography - Dilatometry - Osmometry

Computational method

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- CALPHAD - Crystal plasticity - Density functional theory - Electronic structure method - Discrete element method - Dislocation dynamics - Dissipative particle dynamics - Finite element method - Machine learning - Molecular dynamics - Monte Carlo method - Multiscale modelling - Phase-field - Statistical mechanics - Numerical method - Lattice Boltzmann method

mentioned in merge request !68 (merged)

mentioned in commit 36cd8cd3

is it planned to add superclasses like: microscopy, spectroscopy, mechanical testing?

No, at the moment, there is only Characterization and Computational Method subclasses for Method.

I suggest to add also: Nanoindentation, Charpy testing, Bending testing, non-destructive testing (e.g. Ultrasonic testing, Eddy current testing)

mentioned in commit 33aaf7a8

closed with merge request !68 (merged)