IRG III: Mechanics of Amorphous and Nanoscale Metal Composites and Foam Structures @ California Institute of Technology
Research Fields: | Mechanics of Materials | Nanostructures / Nanoparticles |
This IRG on Mechanics of Amorphous and NanoscaleShear band patterns Metal Composites and Foam Structures will focus on modeling and mechanical characterization of (i) monolithic amorphous metals with improved combinations of strength, ductility, and toughness, low cost, and processability, (ii) composite materials having an amorphous matrix combined with nanoscale or microscale dispersions of elastically “soft” nano-scale crystalline dispersions having varying geometry and volume fractions, and varying degrees of elastic and plastic “mismatch” with the amorphous matrix material, and (iii) cellular amorphous and or nano-crystalline structures with “open” or “closed” cell porosity with cells (cell walls) having dimensions in the millimeter/micron (micron/submicron) ranges.