(Português do Brasil) Desenvolvimento de materiais avançados de elevado desempenho pela geração in situ de fases nanoestruturadas previstas via Termodinâmica Computacional

07/03/2023 12:01
Project description:
The objective of this project is the development of high performance functional materials by in situ generation of micro and nanostructured phases through the application of a strategic methodology based on computational thermodynamics.
The nanostructured materials proposed here will be obtained through an in situ formation approach, that is, in which the final material is formed through reactions between the selected raw materials during sintering, which, seeking to reach thermodynamic equilibrium, undergo a nano/microstructural evolution of interest.
In this research, design and optimization techniques will be developed for intelligent acoustic metamaterials (MMA) with a sub-wavelength scale, for the control of sound absorption and insulation in automotive vehicles, aircraft, machinery, mechanical systems that generate noise and vibration. This stage of the project will be carried out in partnership between the LVA and the Materials Laboratory (LabMat) at UFSC.
The nanostructured metallic materials to be developed in this project have a disruptive potential for the metalworking industry, because when technology transfer to industry is in view, high productivity techniques are needed that enable savings in raw materials and energy. In situ powder metallurgy techniques, associated with computational thermodynamics, provide a change in the production paradigm, which is often associated with high cost and complexity and difficult reproducibility.
Coordinator/Participants:
Prof. Aloisio Nelmo Klein (coordinator, LabMat); Prof. Erasmo Felipe Vergara (collaborator); Prof. Archangel Lenzi (collaborator); Gildean do Nascimento Almeida (collaborator).

Partners: Materials Laboratory (LabMat/UFSC); Financier of Studies and Projects (Finep); Education and Engineering Foundation of Santa Catarina (FEESC).