Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208423

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208423

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Smart Materials Between Two and Three Dimensions. Shape-memory alloys involving martensitic transformations, are important as smart materials. Both the transformation nucleation and the sample morphology are unsolved issues relevant for these applications. Of particular note are the softening of certain lattice-vibrational frequencies, the development of a tweed-like microstructure on cooling the material and the role of defects, particularly the sample surface, in the transformation process. This project addresses these issues using model materials in thin-film and bulk-crystal forms. Capacitance dilatometry, optical, electron and scanning-probe microscopies, and x-ray techniques, will unlock an understanding of the physical and metallurgical conditions controlling these transformations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $156,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical Metallurgy | Alloy Materials | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Physical sciences |

Other Keywords

Alloy Materials | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Materials Engineering | Other | Physical Metallurgy | Physical sciences

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