High temperature mechanical tester

这项NSERC RTI拨款提议将促进在申请人发现基金研究期间合成的新型纳米结构复合材料的高温机械性能测试。提出的通用测试系统还将协助许多共同申请者研究各种材料（包括抗氧化合金和管道材料）的应力-应变行为和高温降解机制。所建议设备的配置经过优化，以适应在极端加热速率的高温下对微型测试样品进行测试；这种能力目前在商业上和加拿大西部的大学里都没有。在这方面，获得拟议的设备将吸引其他围绕结构材料降解的合作和工业研究项目，例如用于能源和交通部门老化基础设施的材料。

This NSERC RTI grant proposed will facilitate testing of the high temperature mechanical properties of novel nanostructured composite materials synthesized during the applicants Discovery Grant research. The universal testing system proposed will also assist the research of a number of co-applicants into the stress-strain behaviour and high temperature degradation mechanisms occurring in wide range of materials, including oxidation resistant alloys and pipeline materials. The configuration of the proposed equipment is optimized to accommodate testing of miniature test samples at high temperature with extreme heating rates; this capability is currently not available commercially or within universities in western Canada. In this regard, acquiring the proposed equipment will attract other collaborative and industrial research programs revolving around the degradation of structural materials, such as those used in the aging infrastructure of the energy and transportation sectors.