SpARC (Specialized Aluminium Reinforced Composites

这个令人兴奋的研究项目的重点是定制铝复合合金的微观结构，以控制材料的功能和机械性能。选择性地添加填料和增强材料可以显著改变铝的性能。铝重量轻，具有优异的导电性和导热性，而填料如矿物纤维是绝缘体，可以具有电磁屏蔽性能。当使用各种技术加工这些复合合金时，可以控制填充材料的位置，从而改变定向性能。

This exciting research project is focused on tailoring the microstructure of Aluminium Composite alloys in order to control the functional and mechanical properties of the material. The properties of Al can be significantly changed with the selective addition of filler and reinforcement material. Aluminium is light weight and has excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, whereas fillers such as mineral fibres, are insulators and can have EM shielding properties. When these composite alloys are processed using a variety of techniques the position of the filler material can be controlled thereby changing the directional properties.