High temperature furnace

本申请的目的是申请资金，以升级现有的材料测试系统（MTS）与一个高温炉。此次升级将允许在不同环境下，在高达1200摄氏度的温度范围内研究工程材料的机械性能。升级是本提案第二部分所述的mg基和al基合金塑性变形和材料疲劳基本方面研究项目发展所需仪器的重要组成部分。这些材料对加拿大很重要，代表着加拿大经济稳步增长的部门。在所要求的熔炉的帮助下进行的研究将为我们的研究工作提供一个新的维度，它将加强与该行业的现有合作，并将允许与加拿大和国外不同大学的其他小组开展新的合作。

The purpose of this application is to request funds to upgrade an existing Materials Testing System (MTS) with a high temperature furnace. The upgrade will allow studying mechanical properties of engineering materials in the temperature range up to 1200 C in different environments. The upgrade is an important part of the instrumentation needed in the development of research program in the area of plastic deformation of Mg-based and Al-based alloys and fundamental aspects of fatigue of materials as described in Part II of this proposal. These materials are important to Canada and represent steadily growing sector of the Canadian economy. The research carried out with the help of the requested furnace will provide a new dimension to our research efforts, it will strengthen existing collaborative work with the industry and will allow to develop new collaborations with other group at different universities in Canada and abroad.