“…In general, different types of multi-phase materials can be modeled, including basic internal microstructures consisting of two different types of grains: Brittle, semi-brittle, or elasto-plastic (e.g., Al 2 O 3 /ZrO 2 [22,23,24,25,26,27], Al 2 O 3 /TiC, Al 2 O 3 /TiN [28,29]); elastic grains and elasto-plastic interfaces [14,15,16,17,18,19,30]; both elasto-plastic grains and interfaces fabricated from different materials.…”