IRG II: Multiscale Mechanics of Complex Microstructures @ Brown University
Developing materials to withstand stress, often combined with an extreme environment, is central to many current technologies such as aircraft structures, gas turbines, and lightweight engines for automotive applications. Emerging materials of particular current interest include advanced aluminum, titanium, and magnesium alloys; particulate reinforced composites such as Al-SiC or Ti-TiC, and new multiphase Mo- and Nb- silicide-based systems intended for high temperature applications. These materials derive their properties from a complex microstructure, in which a matrix phase is combined with a distribution of second-phase particles to achieve a desirable mechanical response. Their properties can, in principle, be adjusted by tuning the microstructure appropriately.
Micro- and Nano- Mechanics of Electronic and Structural Materials Research
Focuses on the application of novel computational
and experimental techniques to elucidate the mechanics of deformation and
failure in complex multiphase and Nanoscale microstructures.
