We extend our earlier work, Golodnikov et al [3] and Golodnikov et al [4], by estimating the entire probability distributions for the impact toughness characteristic of steels, as measured by Charpy V-Notch (CVN) at -84°C. Quantile regression, constrained to produce monotone quantile function and unimodal density function estimates, is used to construct the empirical quantiles as a function of various alloy chemical composition and processing variables. The estimated quantiles are used to produce an estimate of the underlying probability density function, rendered in the form of a histogram. The resulting CVN distributions are much more informative for alloy design than singular test data. Using the distributions to make decisions for selecting better alloys should lead to a more effective and comprehensive approach than the one based on the minimum value from a multiple of the three test, as is commonly practiced in the industry. © 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Golodnikov, A., MacHeret, Y., Trindade, A. A., Uryasev, S., & Zrazhevsky, G. (2007). Estimating the probability distributions of alloy impact toughness: A constrained quantile regression approach. In Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (Vol. 588, pp. 269–283). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48271-0_16
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