Researcher: Mr Jiangjing Xi
Supervisor: Dr Jun Jiang
Summary
Lightweight materials (titanium. e.g.), structure weight reducing design and less amount of waste in the production process are main targets in aero industry and additive manufacturing (AM) method is the approach for the aim. However, so far, most of the AM applications in the aero industry are limited to none-load-bearing or functional parts. Typical defects exist in AM parts such as porosity, coarse grains and residual stress which result in degraded mechanical performance, especially the fatigue property. Therefore, this project aims to establish the relations between microstructure and fatigue performance and predict the fatigue life according to the simulation model and characterization of AM parts.
Intelligent metal forming group
City and Guilds Building
Imperial College London
London SW7 2AZ, UK
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For any questions regarding our work, please contact:
- Jun Jiang (Group leader)
- Xianyan Zhou
Vacancies
PhD scholarships available in Novel Metal Forming Group
Visiting scholar, post-doc, PhD and UROP opportunities are available.
For more information, please contact Dr Jun Jiang.