Acquisition of System for Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Studies of Polymers, Composites, and Coatings

小行星9625810 有了这个奖项，内布拉斯加大学林肯分校的工程力学，化学工程和机械工程系将获得一个用于材料高级热机械研究的共享系统，包括差示扫描量热仪，动态力学分析仪和具有扩展功能的热重分析仪。 该系统将提供新的研究和教育能力，目前在内布拉斯加州还没有，并将主要用于支持科学和工程的研究项目，包括，例如，小聚合物纤维的静电纺丝及其在复合材料中的应用;聚合物复合材料中分形界面的微观力学;聚合物在结晶过程中的热力学;玻璃化转变前后无定形聚合物的形状恢复和热力学;应力下薄膜材料的高温耐久性和抗氧化性;固化热固性树脂的分子/机械表征，以及其他项目。 此外，该设备将在实验室课程，包括实验材料科学和聚合物，复合材料和涂层的力学研究，以及在热弹性，粘弹性和塑性课程有用。 ***

9625810 Dzenis With this award, the Departments of Engineering Mechanics, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will acquire a shared system for advanced thermo-mechanical studies of materials, consisting of differential scanning calorimeter, dynamic mechanical analyzer and thermo-gravimetric analyzer with extended capabilities. This system will provide new research and education capabilities currently unavailable in Nebraska and will be used primarily to support research projects in science and engineering, including, for example Electrospinning of Small Polymer Fibers and their Applications in Composites; Microscale Mechanics of Fractal Interfaces in Polymer composites; Thermo-Mechanics of Polymers during Crystallization; Shape Recovery and Thermodynamics of Amorphous Polymers Around the Glass- Transition; High Temperature Durability and Oxidation Resistance of Thin Film Materials under Stress; Molecular/Mechanical Characterization of Curing Thermosetting Resins, as well as in other projects. %%% In addition, the equipment will be useful in laboratory courses that include studies on experimental materials science and mechanics of polymers, composites and coatings, as well as in courses of thermoelasticity, viscoelasticity, and plasticity. ***