Functionally Designed Engineered Particulates for Cutting Tools Applications

该奖项为佛罗里达大学粒子科学与技术工程研究中心和北卡罗来纳州a&t州立大学先进材料和智能结构CREST中心之间的工程研究中心（ERC）项目/科学与技术卓越研究中心（CREST）项目合作提供资金。这一伙伴关系还包括与北卡罗来纳州立大学和橡树岭国家实验室的合作。此次合作的愿景和目标是为刀具材料开发新的颗粒合成和加工技术，从而适当提高其机械性能。具体而言，将探索新的方法，可以导致制造刀具具有高强度，高韧性，并能够在高速加工环境中运行。这一共同努力加强和整合了重点研究人员在工程颗粒合成、微观结构和力学性能表征、纳米颗粒科学与技术以及金属间材料加工等领域的专业知识。

9730152 MOUDGIL This award provides funding for an Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program/Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Program Partnership between the Engineering Research Center for Particle Science and Technology at the University of Florida and the CREST Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures at NC A&T State University. This partnership will also involve collaboration with North Carolina State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The vision and goal of this partnership are to develop novel particulate synthesis and processing techniques for cutting tools materials so that their mechanical properties can be suitably enhanced. Specifically, new methods will be explored which can result in the fabrication of cutting tools possessing high strength, high toughness and are capable of operating in high-speed machining environments. This joint effort enhances and integrates the expertise of the key research personnel in the areas of synthesis of engineered particulates, microstructural and mechanical property characterization, nanoparticle science and technology, and processing of intermetallic materials.