MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Gleeble 3500 Thermomechanical Processing Simulator

马特洛克·科罗拉多矿业学院技术概述：该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助的。材料加工研究是支持国家基础设施和能源发展需求所需的先进和新技术的关键。针对这些需求，科罗拉多矿业学院(CSM)组建了研究团队，他们具备在不同领域进行必要材料加工研究的良好资质，包括黑色金属和有色金属冶金、新能源开发材料(包括先进的化石燃料和核能发电系统)、先进生物材料的开发、燃料电池材料的开发，以及未来所有材料应用所需的先进回收技术的开发。所有这些研究领域的共同之处是需要实验能力，这些能力在小规模实验室样本上模拟新材料加工技术，提供新材料的基本性质信息，并提供验证基于计算模拟的预测所需的关键数据。为了支持这一多样化的研究领域，该项目将购买Gleeble 3500热机械加工模拟器，这是一个完全集成的数字、闭环控制、热和机械测试系统，可以进行编程，以同时控制温度和选定的机械参数(如载荷、位移、应变或应力)的时间相关性。为了提供必要的灵活性，该系统采用直接电阻加热系统，以高达10,000°C/S的速率加热试件，并采用可实现超过10,000°C/S的受控冷却速率的冷却系统。该系统还将配备用于模拟高应变热变形操作(如轧制和锻造)的热扭转系统和用于凝固研究的特殊夹具。该机构位于科罗拉多州戈尔德市，位于落基山脉前缘不断增长的技术社区的中心位置，将为当地工业、国家实验室和大学提供资源，并通过大学的有组织项目提供重要机会，为高中生，包括那些来自代表不足的少数群体的学生提供拓展机会。莱曼摘要：该奖项由2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公共法律111-5)资助。材料加工研究是实现先进和新技术的关键，这些技术需要支持国家对基础设施和能源发展的需求，而这两项都是发展新制造业和基于能源独立的经济所必需的。为了应对这些需求，科罗拉多矿业学院(CSM)组建了各种研究团队，他们都具备从事必要研究的良好资质。CSM的材料加工研究包括开发用于轻量化、节能型汽车的新型钢材、用于先进化石燃料和核能发电系统的新材料、用于增强型植入物的先进生物材料、用于清洁能源系统的燃料电池材料，以及所有未来材料应用所需的先进回收技术。所有这些研究领域的共同之处是需要实验能力，这些能力在小规模实验室样本上模拟新材料加工技术，提供新材料的基本性质信息，提供必要的关键数据来验证基于计算模拟的预测，并提供指导方针，以经济规模的实验室发展到全面的商业生产。为了支持这一多样化的研究领域，该项目将购买Gleeble 3500热机械加工模拟器，这是一台独特的研究仪器，配备有在广泛的加热和冷却速度范围内控制加工温度的设备，并带有附件，能够对样品进行拉伸、压缩和扭转加载，并模拟铸造和凝固操作。该机构在科罗拉多州戈尔德市的存在将为当地产业、国家实验室和大学提供资源，并通过大学的有组织项目提供重要机会，为高中生，包括那些来自代表不足的少数群体的学生提供外展机会。科罗拉多州戈尔德市位于落基山脉前端不断增长的技术社区。

0959329MatlockColorado School of MinesTechnical Summary: This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Materials processing research is key to enable advancing and new technologies required to support the nation's needs for infrastructure and energy development. In response to these needs, the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) has assembled research teams that are well qualified to pursue the necessary materials processing research in diverse areas including ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, materials for new energy developments including advanced fossil-fuel and nuclear power generation systems, development of advanced biological materials, development of fuel cell materials, and development of advanced recycling technologies which will be required for all future materials applications. Common to all of these research areas is the need for experimental capabilities which simulate, on small-scale laboratory samples, new materials processing technologies, provide fundamental property information on new materials, and provide critical data necessary to validate predictions based on computational simulations. To enable this diverse group of research areas, this project will acquire a Gleeble 3500 thermomechanical processing simulator, a fully integrated digital, closed loop control, thermal and mechanical testing system that can be programmed to simultaneously control the time dependence of temperature and a selected mechanical parameter such as load, displacement, strain, or stress. To provide the necessary flexibility, the system employs a direct resistance heating system to heat specimens at rates up to 10,000 °C/s, and a cooling system that can achieve controlled cooling rates in excess of 10,000 °C/s. The system will also be equipped with a hot torsion system for simulation of high strain hot deformation operations (e.g. rolling and forging) and a special fixture for solidification studies. The presence of the unit in Golden, Colorado which is centrally located in a growing technology community along the front range of the Rocky Mountains, will provide a resource to local industries, national laboratories, and universities and provide significant opportunities, through organized programs at the University, to enhance outreach opportunities for high school students, including those from underrepresented minority groups.Layman Summary: This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Materials processing research is key to enable advancing and new technologies required to support the nation's needs for infrastructure and energy development, both of which are required for the development of new manufacturing industries and an economy based on energy independence. In response to these needs, the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) has assembled diverse research teams that are well qualified to pursue the necessary research. Materials processing research at CSM includes development of new steels for light weight, fuel efficient automobiles, new materials for advanced fossil-fuel and nuclear power generation systems, advanced biological materials for enhanced implants, fuel cell materials for clean energy systems, and advanced recycling technologies required for all future materials applications. Common to all of these research areas is the need for experimental capabilities which simulate, on small-scale laboratory samples, new materials processing technologies, provide fundamental property information on new materials, provide critical data necessary to validate predictions based on computational simulations, and provide guidelines to economically scale laboratory developments to full scale commercial production. To enable this diverse group of research areas, this project will acquire a Gleeble 3500 thermomechanical processing simulator, a unique research instrument equipped to control processing temperature over a wide range of heating and cooling rates and with attachments to enable tension, compression, and torsional loading of samples and to simulate casting and solidification operations. The presence of the unit in Golden, Colorado which is centrally located in a growing technology community along the front range of the Rocky Mountains, will provide a resource to local industries, national laboratories, and universities and provide significant opportunities, through organized programs at the University, to enhance outreach opportunities for high school students, including those from underrepresented minority groups.