Mechanical and electrical properties of nanocrystalline metals and alloys
Interdisciplinary Areas: | Future Manufacturing, Micro-, Nano-, and Quantum Engineering, Power, Energy, and the Environment |
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Project Description
Nanocrystalline (NC) metals typically possess high strength, but low ductility and poor thermal stability. This project offers great potential to deliver high strength, ductile, thermally stable, and electrically conducting nanocomposites via the formation of 3D interlocking network of phase boundaries. The proposed studies include the following major tasks: (1) synthesize NC metals with PBs via combinatorial synthesis technique, (2) explore the influence of phase boundaries on mechanical behavior of NC metals, (3) investigate electrical conductivity of nanocrystalline metals and alloys, (4) Molecular dynamics simulations will couple intimately with experimental studies to reveal deformation and fracture mechanisms at the atomistic level.
Start Date
March, 2020
Postdoc Qualifications
Promising candidates shall have Ph.D. in materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or related subject, with prior knowledge in characterization of materials, and has experience in modeling the mechanical behavior of materials by molecular dynamics simulations.
Co-advisors
Xinghang Zhang
xzhang98@purdue.edu
School of Materials Engineering
Purdue University
https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/people/ptProfile?id=139184
Guang Lin
guanglin@purdue.edu
Director of Data Science Consulting Service
Dept. Mathematics
Purdue University
https://www.math.purdue.edu/~lin491/