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

该项目旨在发现一种新的钛结构，并了解其形成的方式和原因。钛合金具有高强度、低密度和优良的耐腐蚀性能，是重要的工程材料。该项目预计将揭示镁在稳定各种亚稳钛结构中的作用，通过结合良好控制的机械活化，高分辨率表征和第一性原理计算。所获得的见解有望指导新一代钛合金的设计，使澳大利亚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.