Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987811

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987811

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Atomistic Mechanisms of Stress Relaxation in Amorphous Materials. Amorphous materials represent a major thrust in the search for new materials. Metallic glasses have very high strength and can be cast to much finer tolerances than regular (polycrystalline) metals. Ceramic glasses are finding increasing applications in data storage, photoelectronics and fibre optics. The greatest obstacle to the application of amorphous solids is their brittleness. The goal of this project is to use accurate computer simulations to provide detailed pictures of how atomic motions relax stress in very different types of glasses and, through this insight, explore ways of modifying the mechanical properties of these materials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-06-2009

End Date: 28-11-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $175,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Theory Of Materials | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Statistical Mechanics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Chemical sciences |

Other Keywords

Chemical sciences | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Other | Statistical Mechanics | Theory Of Materials

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