Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0208923]Researchers: Prof Peter Hodgson (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Development of ultrafine Grained Steels. This project will develop new methods to produce steels with much finer microstructures, and investigate how these microstructures form. This will markedly increase the strength and toughness of these steels, which is particularly required for the pipeline, off shore platform and large construction industries. The method to be used involves controlling the hot deformation of the steel and control of the phase transformation during or after deformation. Current work has shown that it is possible to reduce the grain size from 5 to 1microns using quite simple methods.
Funding Amount $273,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0208923
- ARC : DP0208923