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Atomic Scale Characterization for Development of Advanced Metallic Alloys for Automotive Applications


EMSL Project ID
61036

Abstract

Next generation propulsion materials and light weight metallic alloys are needed for electric vehicles. Advanced microstructural characterization can provide material processing-microstructure-mechanical property relationships. In addition, advanced characterization is also crucial for understanding material degradation when processed under extremes of shear and temperature. As a part of this project, complex Aluminum and magnesium alloys are processed using various metal manufacturing approaches including solid phase processing and additive manufacturing at PNNL and ORNL. State-of-the-art characterization capabilities such as atom probe tomography (APT) and aberration corrected Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) at EMSL helps provide processing-microstructure-properties relationships in these materials which is a crucial aspect for developing next generation structural materials for automotive applications.

Project Details

Project type
Contracted Time
Start Date
2023-10-27
End Date
N/A
Status
Active

Team

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Team Members

Tingkun Liu
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sten Lambeets
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory