Project InfoCharacterization of the High Temperature Rocket Engine Alloy C-103Michael Kaufman | mkaufman@mines.eduThe niobium-based alloy, C-103, is used for high temperature rocket engine components because of its superior strength up to 1400 °C. It is critical to...
Project InfoSimulated Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing Experiments to Evaluate Laser-Metal InteractionsMichael Kaufman | mkaufman@mines.eduAdditive manufacturing (AM) involves highly dynamic environments where a high energy power source, such as a laser, melts...
Project InfoHeat Treatment Optimization of Additively Manufactured Aluminum Alloys 6061 and AlSi10MgAmy Clarke | amyclarke@mines.eduAdditive manufacturing (AM) opens up new ways of producing highly complex parts with custom geometries. Several alloys used in AM were...
Project InfoIMURF – Evaluation of Capillary Condensation in Synthesized Porous Materials with Finely-Tuned Pore SizesXiaolong Yin | xyin@mines.eduBrian Trewyn | btrewyn@mines.eduIn many unconventional natural gas reservoirs, gas is stored in a tight, nanoporous...
Project InfoRobotic Blacksmithing – Monitoring and Control of a Flexible, Freeform Metal Deformation ProcessKester Clarke | kclarke@mines.eduRobotic blacksmithing is a possibly transformational metals deformation technology that requires substantial advancement...