Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - Grant ID: LE160100089

Funded Activity Summary

A tool to observe nanoscale deformation by transmission Kikuchi diffraction. A tool to observe nanoscale deformation by transmission Kikuchi diffraction: This project seeks to establish an advanced in-situ characterisation capability for understanding the nanoscale processes that govern the properties of materials and how microstructures change during straining. A custom-designed mechanical straining device will operate within a scanning electron microscope configured for orientation mapping with the new technique of transmission Kikuchi diffraction. The facility, which would be the first in the world, is designed to have a very high spatial structural resolution of only a few nanometres for crystal orientation mapping and can be operated at temperatures up to 400 °C. The resulting knowledge may provide guidance for the design of structural materials and materials processing with applications in aerospace, transportation and medical devices.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-08-2018

Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

Funding Amount: $185,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Composite and Hybrid Materials | Nanoscale Characterisation | Materials Engineering | Metals and Alloy Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Basic Metal Products (incl. Smelting, Rolling, Drawing and Extruding) not elsewhere classified | Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding) |

Other Keywords

Basic Metal Products (incl. Smelting, Rolling, Drawing and Extruding) not elsewhere classified | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Materials Engineering | Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding) | Metals and Alloy Materials | Nanoscale Characterisation

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