AI Meets Plasticity: A Comprehensive Survey

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.01215v1
• Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:17:22 GMT
• Title: AI Meets Plasticity: A Comprehensive Survey
• Authors: Hadi Bakhshan, Sima Farshbaf, Junior Ramirez Machado, Fernando Rastellini Canela, Josep Maria Carbonell,
• Abstract summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a new paradigm of scientific discovery, namely data-driven science.<n>In materials science and engineering, AI has already begun to exert a transformative influence, making it both timely and necessary to examine its interaction with materials plasticity.<n>This study highlights state-of-the-art AI methodologies employed to discover, construct surrogate models for, and emulate the plastic behavior of materials.
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• Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a new paradigm of scientific discovery, namely data-driven science, across nearly all scientific disciplines. In materials science and engineering, AI has already begun to exert a transformative influence, making it both timely and necessary to examine its interaction with materials plasticity. In this study, we present a holistic survey of the convergence between AI and plasticity, highlighting state-of-the-art AI methodologies employed to discover, construct surrogate models for, and emulate the plastic behavior of materials. From a materials science perspective, we examine cause-and-effect relationships governing plastic deformation, including microstructural characterization and macroscopic responses described through plasticity constitutive models. From the perspective of AI methodology, we review a broad spectrum of applied approaches, ranging from frequentist techniques such as classical machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and physics-informed models to probabilistic frameworks that incorporate uncertainty quantification and generative AI methods. These data-driven approaches are discussed in the context of materials characterization and plasticity-related applications. The primary objective of this survey is to develop a comprehensive and well-organized taxonomy grounded in AI methodologies, with particular emphasis on distinguishing critical aspects of these techniques, including model architectures, data requirements, and predictive performance within the specific domain of materials plasticity. By doing so, this work aims to provide a clear road map for researchers and practitioners in the materials community, while offering deeper physical insight and intuition into the role of AI in advancing materials plasticity and characterization, an area of growing importance in the emerging AI-driven era.

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