U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science: High Efficiency, Damage Free Finishing of Advanced Materials

该奖项支持俄克拉荷马州立大学的Ranga Komanduri教授和日本东京工业大学的Takahiro Shirakashi教授之间为期两年的合作研究项目。本研究的重点是描述陶瓷和玻璃等先进材料精加工的微观机制。陶瓷的高加工成本阻碍了其在许多高级应用中的应用。将进行分析和实验研究。在分析方面，将对超精密加工过程进行分子动力学模拟和分析。在实验方面，将研究各种精加工操作，包括磁场辅助的内部和外部精加工工艺。该提案汇集了两个拥有互补专业知识、研究能力和设备的实验室的努力。这项研究将为磁场辅助抛光、金属超精密加工、高级陶瓷和玻璃的“温和”磨削以及扫描电子显微镜内的原位微加工提供新的知识。通过思想和技术的交流，该项目将扩大我们的知识基础，促进国际理解与合作。* * *

9603002 Komanduri This award supports a two year collaborative research project between Professor Ranga Komanduri of the Oklahoma State University and Professor Takahiro Shirakashi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. The focus of this research is to delineate the micromechanisms of finishing advanced materials such as ceramics and glasses. The use of ceramics for many advanced applications is hindered by the high cost of finishing them. Both analytical and experimental studies will be carried out. On the analytical side, molecular dynamics simulation and analysis of the ultraprecision machining will be carried out. On the experimental side a variety of finishing operations will be investigated including magnetic field assisted finishing processes for internal and external finishing. The proposal brings together the effort of two laboratories that have complimentary expertise, research capabilities and equipment. The research should provide new knowledge of magnetic field assisted polishing, ultra precision machining of metals, `gentle' grinding of advance ceramics and glasses, and in situ micromaching inside a scanning electron microscope. Through the exchange of ideas and technology, this project will broaden our base of knowledge and promote international understanding and cooperation. ***