Award Abstract #0116871
ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS TESTING SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE USAGE INCLUDING MULTI-AXIAL FATIGUE ANALYSIS
NSF Org: |
CMMI
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
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Initial Amendment Date: |
July 31, 2001 |
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Latest Amendment Date: |
July 31, 2001 |
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Award Number: |
0116871 |
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Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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Program Manager: |
Ken Chong
CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
ENG Directorate for Engineering
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Start Date: |
September 1, 2001 |
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Expires: |
August 31, 2006 (Estimated) |
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Awarded Amount to Date: |
$361372 |
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Investigator(s): |
Jinghong Fan fanjing@alfred.edu (Principal Investigator)
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Sponsor: |
Alfred University
1 Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14802 607/871-2964
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NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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Field Application(s): |
0308000 Industrial Technology
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Program Reference Code(s): |
CVIS, 1630, 1057
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Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
OIA-0116871
Institution: Alfred University
PI: Jinghong Fan
Title: "Acquisition of Materials Testing Systems for Multiple Usage Including Multi-Axial Fatigue Analysis
Abstract:
The research equipment being acquired through this grant is a 100 KN Servo Hydraulic Axial Tension - Torsion Materials Testing System (MTS) with an environmental chamber and other supporting facilities for measuring crack propagation rates and characterizing material microstructures. On-going research projects and the mission to strengthen the graduate engineering education program at Alfred University led to this acquisition.
Results from multi-axial fatigue tests of A356 aluminum alloy conducted previously by this PI and a multi-scale computational and microstructure-based fatigue analytical modeling effort conducted in conjunction with Dr. McDowell of Georgia Tech and Dr. Horstemeyer of Sandia National Labs show great potential for increasing fatigue life of particular aluminum alloys. These instruments will allow the extension of those results to industry.
The new equipment will be used by faculty members and students at Alfred University. They will also be used by members of the USCAR/USAMP team and companies and colleges in western New York State. Besides the above-mentioned projects, the planned activities include:
- Modeling and analysis of electrostrictive, piezoelectric, and ferroelectric ceramics.
- Damage and failure analysis of carbon-carbon composites under complex loading.
- Testing of non-proportional cyclic plasticity of metals and light-weight alloys.
- Analysis behavior of brittle materials such as glass, ceramics, and concrete.
- Mechanical behavior characterization and multi-scale analysis of bio-materials.
- Environmental effects on material behavior, such as moisture and temperature effects.
Courses such as Fatigue, Fracture, and Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials.
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