ISU, DOE offer new tool for manufacturers
BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Oct 7, 2016 | 7:37 pm
1 min read time
191 wordsAll Latest News, Education, ManufacturingResearchers at Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have a new tool to adjust materials procession in a range of commercial enterprises.
ISU bought the Gleeble 3800 thermomechanical system, which was installed in the Ames Lab’s metals development building. The device allows researchers to control and measure what happens to materials during industrial processes such as casting, forging, sintering and extrusion.
“It allows us to do precise measuring and monitoring of physical simulations of complex processes,” Pete Collins, Iowa State University associate professor of materials science and engineering and Ames Laboratory associate scientist, said in a statement. “It really enhances our capabilities in our additive manufacturing efforts.”
The equipment can simulate melting, casting and welding. The equipment was part of Collins’ research startup agreement when he accepted the faculty position at Iowa State roughly a year ago.
“We can answer questions for our manufacturing partners, such as the optimum temperature for processing a particular alloy,” Collins said. “It helps get through the ‘valley of death’ in materials synthesis by providing information on some of the properties that industry needs to know.”
Read the full news release.
Trending News
