Materials discovery: Characterization equipment to catalyze innovation in materials design
Abstract
The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. Universities to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in selected technical areas of importance to national defense. DURIP funding provides for the acquisition of research equipment and instrumentation for this purpose. This proposal is for the purchase of low load tensile testing equipment. The P.I., Professor Matthew Green of Arizona State University will use the equipment to augment and enhance research capabilities in the area of reinforced polymer matrix composites. Specifically, high performance lightweight composite materials address many of our nationÕs critical technological challenges including defense systems, sensors, personal protection and armor, vehicle components, and water security. Our research efforts are aimed at engineering novel composites that enable a nanoscale understanding of composite matrix failure modes, and thus, directing the assembly of enhanced high performance heterogeneous materials. Although the final composite materials require a high modulus, analyzing a full range of moduli further develops structure-property relationships and demands access to low modulus tensile testing. Moreover, analyzing the effects of environmental conditions, such as temperature, on stochastic model development requires experimental characterization tools that can perform thermomechanical testing on composites with varying moduli. The experimental characterization performed with this equipment will be used to designand understand the interactions of reinforcing additives in composite materials. Developing materials for damage detection in polymer matrix composites by using smart composite particles necessitates static and dynamic fatigue testing at low loads, and the information gathered will enable next generation composite fabrication and implementation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510353
Entities
People
- Matthew D. Green
Organizations
- Arizona State University
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army