Instrumentation to Characterize Smart Materials and Composites

Abstract

Instrumentation was purchased through this DURIP grant to carry out experiments on shape memory alloys and smart composite structures. The ultimate objective is to develop reliable constitutive models for these advanced materials. this will involve careful characterization of the individual constituents, for which there may be severe complicating factors, such as strong thermal-mechanical coupling, anisotropic behavior, complex failure mechanisms, and material instabilities. Once this is accomplished, we intend to design and manufacture novel composites that have useful and unique thermo-mechanical properties suitable for aerospace applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 23, 1999
Accession Number
ADA371502

Entities

People

  • Anthony Waas
  • John A. Shaw

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Cameras
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • High Resolution
  • Instability
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Optical Equipment
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Shape Memory Alloys

Readers

  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space