PhD Studentship 2010 In UK
PhD Studentship Scholarship For Those Students Who Have Technical Background And First Class UK Honours Degree At UK In 2010
Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated graduates to develop novel joining techniques, using primarily LASER and other state-of-the-art fusion welding techniques, for dissimilar materials and alloys for next generation hybrid structures for transportation and medical sectors.
The biggest challenge faced by the materials engineering community today is the innovative and cost effective design of components for structural and other engineering applications. Significant research focus is now on producing mass efficient, cost effective structures that would have significantly lower carbon footprint as well as improved structural integrity.Multi-material hybrid structures are one of the potential solutions to manufacture mass efficient structures with increased life expectancy. This project will review a range of different dissimilar alloy combinations eg. Fe-Al, Al-Ti, nitinol-SS etc, which have significant potential for future application. Control of interfacial reaction and hence formation of intermetallic compounds is the key to successful bonding of dissimilar alloys.As a part of this research programme the students are expected to perform the following tasks;
* Design welding experiments with a range of heat input, cooling rate and mixing ratio using different CW and pulsed lasers, hybrid (laser + arc) and other latest fusion welding techniques such as inter-pulse TIG; cold metal transfer MIG etc.
* Metallographic and mechanical characterisation of the welded joints using advanced characterisation tools e.g. scanning electron microscopy; energy dispersive spectroscopy; XRD; digital image correlation etc. Residual stress characterisation using neutron or synchrotron X-rays may also form part of the study.
* Study binary/ternary alloy phase diagrams formed during welding of a particular set of dissimilar alloys, and explore the possibility of weld metal composition modification using specially developed filler wire or tandem wire addition etc, to avoid composition susceptible to cracking or large amount of intermetallic phase formation.
* FE based numerical modelling of the welding process and calibration of the model using thermocouple and thermal camera and other advanced weld process characterisation tools.The students will be based at the Cranfield University’s Welding Engineering Research Centre, (WERC), which has an international reputation for welding research. At the WERC there is a wide range of state-of-the-art welding equipments including an 8 kW fibre laser, pulsed Nd-YAG laser, modern arc welding systems and robots.The students will work in close collaboration with the Manchester Materials Science Centre and BAE surface transportation. The students will attend regular meetings with the collaborators and partners where there will be significant networking opportunities.
Entry Requirements:
Applicants should have a first or second class UK honours degree or equivalent in a related discipline, such as mechanical engineering, materials or physics. The ideal candidate should have a good technical background, be a self motivator with an aptitude for applied research.
Funding:
*Supported by Cranfield University’s IMRC platform grant, BAE Systems and Latest2 platform grant of Manchester University two studentships are available that will cover the tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only. Non UK/EU students will have to pay the remainder of their tuition fees (£11,050 p.a) up front before commencing their studies. Applicants are also eligible for a bursary of up to £16,000 p.a. for three years dependent upon qualifications and experience
How To Apply:
If you are eligible to apply for this research studentship, please complete the Application Form, or you can request that we post one to you. Alternatively you may wish to apply online. For further information contact us today:
Telephone No: +44 (0)1234 754086
E-Mail: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk
Last Date To Apply:30 September 2010
Source:http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/postgraduatestudy/researchopportunities/page48940.html
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