Face-centred cubic titanium: How is it created and why is it formed?

这个项目的目的是在发现一种新的钛结构的基础上，了解它是如何形成的以及为什么形成的。钛合金具有强度高、密度低、耐腐蚀性好等优点，是重要的工程材料。该项目预计将通过良好控制的机械激活、高分辨率表征和第一性原理计算，揭示镁在稳定各种亚稳态钛结构中的作用。所获得的洞察力预计将指导新一代钛合金的设计，使澳大利亚的钛制造和生物医学行业受益。

This project aims to build on the discovery of a new titanium structure, and to understand how and why it is formed. Titanium alloys are important engineering materials for their high strength, low density and excellent corrosion resistance. The project is expected to reveal the role of magnesium in stabilising the various metastable titanium structures, by combining well controlled mechanical activation, high resolution characterisation and first-principles calculations. The insight gained is expected to guide the design of a new generation of titanium alloys, benefiting the Australian titanium manufacturing and biomedical industries.