Disruptive Microstructures via Thermoelectric Control
Lead Research Organisation:
Diamond Light Source
Department Name: Science Division
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Christoph Rau (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bhagavath S
(2019)
Effects of strain rate on hot tear formation in Al-Si-Cu alloys
in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Cai B
(2015)
Synchrotron X-ray Tomographic Quantification of Deformation Induced Strain Localisation in Semi-solid Al- 15wt.%Cu
in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Cai B
(2016)
Time-resolved synchrotron tomographic quantification of deformation during indentation of an equiaxed semi-solid granular alloy
in Acta Materialia
Cai B
(2015)
Time-resolved synchrotron tomographic quantification of deformation-induced flow in a semi-solid equiaxed dendritic Al-Cu alloy
in Scripta Materialia
Cai B
(2019)
Growth of ß intermetallic in an Al-Cu-Si alloy during directional solidification via machine learned 4D quantification
in Scripta Materialia
Cai B
(2017)
Deformation mechanisms of Mo alloyed FeCoCrNi high entropy alloy: In situ neutron diffraction
in Acta Materialia
Cai B
(2020)
Revealing the mechanisms by which magneto-hydrodynamics disrupts solidification microstructures
in Acta Materialia
Egan CK
(2013)
Non-invasive imaging of the crystalline structure within a human tooth.
in Acta biomaterialia
| Description | We are developing methods of refining the microstructure of alloys to help improve their properties. |
| Exploitation Route | The methods could be used by metallurgical industries in the UK to improve their product quality. |
| Sectors | Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Description | Prof Peter D Lee, Member of STFC Scientific Advisory Board Meeting |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Hybrid Semi-Solid Forming |
| Amount | € 511,249 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | RFCS 800763 |
| Organisation | Research Fund for Coal and Steel |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | MAPP: EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub in Manufacture using Advanced Powder Processes |
| Amount | £10,315,413 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/P006566/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | RAEng CiET: Transforming Additive Manufacturing Via Multiscale Imaging (TAMMI) |
| Amount | £2,687,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 03/2029 |
| Description | Diamond, UoM, Greenwich collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Greenwich |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This project includes both experimental and modelling and simulation ( M&S) tasks. Diamond and University of Manchester are the leads for experimental and the University of Greenwich, is the lead for M & S simulation works. The code for calculating metallic alloy growth under influence of an external magnetic field has been developed University of Greenwich and the results from the January DLS beamtime will be used to validate Greenwich models. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project is ongoing |
| Impact | Project still ongoing |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | 2016 Royal Society Summer Exhibition: 4D Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This exhibition on "4D Science" highlighted how we've used 4D synchrotron X-ray tomography to solve a range of challenges from materials science to geology to food stuffs. Highlights included replicating the flow of magma to better understand volcanic eruptions, to the coarsening of ice crystals to understand why some ice cream tastes better. 16,000 visitors came to the week long exhibition. The Lee group led the work, together with Diamond Light Source, the Lavallee group at Liverpool, the Research Complex at Harwell, and Unilever. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/summer-science-exhibition/exhibits/4d-science/ |
| Description | Diamond Open Days |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Research sparked questions from the open days attendees N/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Diamond Open Days and School Visit Days |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Diamond Light Source holds both regular open days for the general public, and also separate days for school visits. Being based in the RCaH, my group regularly sets up one stand or posters as part of many activities. Demonstrations included 3D printing demonstrations, a lego working replica of a tomography beamline, and examples of how tomography is used to research problems in multiple length scales e.g. from looking inside bioactive implants to looking inside a battery during discharge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| URL | http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Public/VisitUs.html |
| Description | Invited Talk, Ultrafast X-ray Studies on Dynamic Irrepressible Process |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk, Lee, presented on 'Capturing ultra-fast phenomena during materials processing'. Beijing, Workshop on Ultra-fast dynamic processes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Member, STFC Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, Feb 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Peter D Lee invited to be a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the STFC Annual Meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Popular science talk to the Richmond Scientific Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk to 40 members of the Richmond Scientific Society and general public on "4D Science: how we use synchrotron x-ray glasses to see inside a volcano (and other materials). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Royal Society Satelitte Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This exhibit showed how we've used 4D synchrotron X-ray tomography of magma to better understand volcanic eruptions, and of ice crystals, to work out why some ice cream tastes better! This was a repeat of the summer exhibition held outside London as part of Manchester Science Festival, nearly 13, 000 visitors came over the 5 day exhibition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/science-exhibition-manchester/ |
| Description | Talk, "For the love of engineering show - feature a unique blend of short films, music, science comedy and engineering research", UCL, Oct 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Peter D Lee & Le Gall gave a presentation of the research carried out in our group to the general public in a London West End Theatre |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/events/for-the-love-of-engineering/ |
| Description | Talk, TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Tim Wigger gave a talk at the TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, on "In-situ Tomographic Investigation of Co-base Alloy Solidification Features" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.programmaster.org/PM/PM.nsf/ApprovedAbstracts/1DED883D92983DDE85258424005A1971?OpenDocume... |
| Description | Talk, TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Tim Wigger gave a talk at the TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, on "In-situ Synchrotron Examination of the Evolution and Transition of Nodular, Compacted and Laminar Graphite During Solidification of Cast Iron" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.programmaster.org/PM/PM.nsf/ApprovedAbstracts/1DED883D92983DDE85258424005A1971?OpenDocume... |
| Description | UK Research and Innovation Launch Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PDL Participated in UK Research and Innovation (implementing policy) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2018/05/uk-research-and-innovation-launched-at-the-british-libr... |
| Description | UKRI Research Infrastructure Roadmap Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PDL Participated in UKRI Research Infrastructure Roadmap Workshop (implementing policy) on 14 June |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |