Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150102788

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150102788

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Wet Particulate Materials - Flow or Fracture? Most advanced materials are produced from starting materials in the form of fine particles. Powders, especially in ceramic engineering, are first processed wet into near-final shape. Improved understanding of the fracture of particle networks is critical in order to process nano-sized advanced ceramic materials for use in solar energy harvesting and extreme heat engine applications as well as minimising drying cracks in paints and coatings. The research aims to identify the fundamental link between particle network strength and structure and the fracture of wet powder bodies. The microscopic mechanisms that control the behaviour will be investigated with a particular focus on toughening mechanisms including the influence of plasticity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2015

End Date: 06-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $295,900.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Rheology | Ceramics | Colloid and Surface Chemistry | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Solar-Photovoltaic Energy | Paints | Ceramics |

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