U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research: Thermal Spray Processing of Polymers

9513462 Berndt该奖项将资助五名美国研究人员在纽约州立大学石溪分校材料科学与工程系Christopher Berndt博士指导下的旅费和次要研究费用，使该团队能够在George Simon教授的指导下与莫纳什大学材料工程系的一组澳大利亚研究人员开展关于热喷涂加工聚合物的合作研究。该项目旨在提高聚合物和复合材料的质量和类型，这些聚合物和复合材料可以作为涂层热喷涂在金属基材上。较低的熔点和大分子结构将影响片晶的形成、扩散和氧化机制。该项目结合了美国研究人员和澳大利亚聚合物专家的热喷涂专业知识。基本的解释将提供对聚合物粘合和环境退化的洞察。这项研究对于将该技术推广到需要耐腐蚀屏障涂料的石油化工和汽车行业具有重要意义。澳大利亚的合作由工业、科学和技术部提供支持。

9513462 Berndt This award will support the travel and minor research costs for five American investigators under the direction of Dr. Christopher Berndt, Department of Materials Science and Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, to enable the group to conduct cooperative research regarding the thermal spray processing of polymers with a group of Australian researchers from the Department of Materials Engineering at Monash University under the guidance of Prof. George Simon. The project aims to improve the quality and types of polymers and composites that can be thermally sprayed as coatings on metallic substrates. Lower melting points and the macromolecular structure will influence lamellae formation, diffusion and oxidation mechanisms. This project brings together the thermal spray expertise from the American researchers with the Australian polymer experts. Fundamental explanations will provide insight to polymer adhesion and environmental degradation. This research is important in promoting the technology into petrochemical and automotive industries requiring corrmsion resistant barrier coatings. The collaboration in Australia is supported through the Department of Industry, Science and Technology.