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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Computational Science
  • Topology

Background:

  • Quantifying material microstructure connectivity is crucial for applications like filters and biomaterials.
  • Traditional topological measures like the Euler number are insufficient for practical analysis.
  • Existing methods struggle to differentiate complex microstructural variations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel connectivity measure, contour tree connectivity (CTC), for analyzing material microstructures.
  • To compare CTC's performance against established parameters like the Euler parameter (EP) and nominal opening dimension (dnom).
  • To assess the utility of CTC in classifying microstructural differences relevant to flow analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Developed CTC based on contour trees and algebraic graph theory.
  • Generated a dataset of 120 artificial microstructures across six types.
  • Compared CTC with EP, connected pairs parameter, dnom, and pore-scale flow modeling for permeability estimation.

Main Results:

  • The nominal opening dimension (dnom) strongly correlates with permeability (R²=0.91) but fails to distinguish structural variations.
  • Feature combinations including CTC provide the best classification of microstructural groups.
  • CTC reveals distinct connectivity information beyond topological invariants.

Conclusions:

  • CTC offers a novel interpretation of connectivity, complementing existing measures.
  • CTC enhances the analysis and design of materials with complex microstructures.
  • This new measure is valuable for understanding structure-property relationships in materials.