Modeling & Manufacturing of Multi-Functional MMCs through Ultrasonic Consolidation (UC)
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| Abstract | Using IREE funding, Utah State University (USU) personnel traveled to Loughborough University in England, U.K. One Ph.D. student went for 3 months as a visiting researcher to the Rapid Manufacturing Research Group, and his graduate advisor paid a short supervisory visit. The main research tasks during this international cooperation were to experimentally study thermal and physical phenomena during fiber embedment within metal matrix matrices using the ultrasonic consolidation process. Through this international experience the awardees benefited by gaining experience with varying educational systems, engaging in innovative experimental discussions, developing a more fundamental understanding of bond formation during ultrasonic consolidation, and initiating a more formal collaboration between complementary research groups at Loughborough University and Utah State University. |
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| Bio | Yanzhe Yang received the BSE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2003. He is a Ph.D candidate in Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. Research interests include rapid prototyping and metal matrix composites. Brent E. Stucker received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho in 1993 and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1997. He is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. He conducts research in the field of additive manufacturing, with a current research focus on aerospace and biomedical applications. |
| Sponsored By | NSF CMMI-0522908 |
| Cite this work | Researchers should cite this work as follows: Yanzhe Yang and Brent Stucker, "Modeling & Manufacturing of Multi-Functional MMCs through Ultrasonic Consolidation (UC)", Trip report presented at the NSF IREE 2007 Grantees Conference, October 30 - November 1, 2007, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
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