Federation Fellowships - Grant ID: FF0241369

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FF0241369

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Deformation and Fracture Studies on Polymer Nano-Composites. Polymer nano-composites are a class of emerging materials consisting of nano-meter scale inorganic fillers dispersed in an organic polymer matrix. THey have superior specific strengh and stiffness, good fire retardant and barrier properties. AS such, they have found many potential applications in the automotive and packagingindustries. However, one major limitation is their low fracture toughness. This project aims to study the origin of brittleness and improve the toughness. THe anticipated outcomes are: (a) new methods of toughening, and (b) design tools to tailor processing-microstructure-mechanical properties of these nano-composites.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-10-2002

End Date: 30-09-2007

Funding Scheme: Federation Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,417,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Composite Materials | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) |

Other Keywords

Composite Materials | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified | Materials Engineering | Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints)

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