Diffusional Growth Control and Stabilization of Nano sized Minority Phase Using Nanoparticles in Bulk Immiscible Materials during Solidification

Abstract

Major Goals: The objectives of this proposal are to conduct fundamental study on diffusional growth control and stabilization of minority droplets using nanoparticles to obtain nano-sized minority phase in bulk immiscible material samples under practical cooling rates for casting (i.e. only up to a few hundreds of Kevin/s). Typical analogimmiscible material systems, such as transparent succinonitrile (SCN)-carbontetrabromide (CTB), and etallic Zn-Bi and Al-Bi, will be used for the fundamental study. Fundamental knowledge gained through the proposed theoretical and experimental studies will provide a scientific guideline for unprecedented practical processing of numerous bulk immiscible materials with nano-sized minority phases, which will offer novel functionalities for important technical applications. This study could also push the frontier of diffusional growth control for nanocrystalline materials to a new level by providing a novel, general methodology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2018
Accession Number
AD1080910

Entities

People

  • Xiaochun Li

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Minority Groups
  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanoparticles
  • Phase Control
  • Solidification
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology