STEM-HAADF image of nanostructured, nanotwinned oxides in a Refractory High Entropy Alloy (Image from David Beaudry)

Goal(s):

• Process and tune materials with microstructural, chemical, and phase control toward enhanced mechanical and structural functionality
• Design, develop, and understand high temperature alloys, including next generation systems such as high entropy alloys (multiprincipal element alloys) for applications in aerospace, defense, and energy.
• Combine AI/ML-guided exploration of phase and local order with combinatorial and high throughput methodologies to drive development of sustainable and superior alloys, ranging from refractory systems to lightweight, corrosion-resistant alloys.

Sponsors: ONR, DARPA, NSF (past), Carpenter Technology (past), GKN-Aerospace (past), GKN Sinter Metals (past), GKN-Hoeganaes (past), Boeing (past), SpaceX (past)