Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160104365

Funded Activity Summary

Origin and impact of solute clustering in light alloys. This project is designed to provide a physical metallurgy platform for understanding and interpreting the role of clusters of micro-alloying elements in precipitation in light alloys and aiding new alloy development. Phase transformations play an important role in determining the mechanical properties of many engineering materials. Understanding the origin and impact of solute clustering in phase transformations is crucial for achieving unprecedented properties in these materials. This project plans to combine atomic-scale characterisation and multi-scale computation to reveal the geometry and energetics of solute clusters and cluster-assisted nucleation in light alloys based on aluminium and magnesium. Applications may include the development of stronger and less costly metallic materials for the aerospace, aircraft and automotive industries.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 24-02-2016

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aerospace Materials | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Materials Engineering | Metals and Alloy Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Structural Metal Products | Basic Metal Products (incl. Smelting, Rolling, Drawing and Extruding) not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Aerospace Materials | Basic Metal Products (incl. Smelting, Rolling, Drawing and Extruding) not elsewhere classified | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Materials Engineering | Metals and Alloy Materials | Structural Metal Products

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