Laboratory for Extreme Mechanics & Additive Manufacturing
Zou's Research Group
Advanced Scientific Equipment Utilization and Optimization
Enable internationally competitive research or technology development through the equitable participation of expert team members.
Suite A: Extreme temperature and loading conditions
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Multifunctional thermal-mechanical testing system
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High-temperature and cryogenic nanoindenter
Mechanical testing from -196 °C to 3000 °C, multiaxial stresses and strains, high strain rate
Suite B: Extreme durability and reliability
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Ultrahigh cycle fatigue testing system
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Environmental tribometer system
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High-temperature erosion tester
Creep, fatigue, abrasive and adhesive wear, erosion over a large temperature range
Suite C: Extreme chemical environments
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High-temperature corrosion
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Stress corrosion cracking
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Hydrogen embrittlement testing equipment
Testing performance of materials in extreme chemical service environments
Suite D: Extreme synthesis and manufacturing
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Laser metal deposition
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Gas dynamic cold spraying
High-throughput fabrication of materials under high-temperature or high-strain-rate conditions
Suite E: In situ characterization under extreme conditions
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Optical sensing system
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Ultra-high-speed video & IR cameras
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In-situ SEM and TEM holders
In-situ characterization and strain-stress mapping; numerical simulation
Suite F: Modeling under extreme conditions
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High-performance computing
Numerical simulation for materials under extreme conditions
Suite G (In renovation)
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Three additional lab rooms in the Pratt Building
Renovation for the integrated platform
Unique Infrastructure
The TIME platform will provide a central facility to study the response of materials to a broad range of extreme conditions and determine the materials’ underlying structure and dynamics, processes that are crucial to the development of new, high-performance materials. The infrastructure includes the following 6 (+1) suites:
The 6 (+1) suites work not only in isolation but will be combined and integrated to study materials in many combined extreme conditions (e.g., ultrahigh-temperature fatigue and wear in oxidation and corrosion environments; fabricating materials using high-energy laser and characterizing their behaviour using in situ SEM and TEM). Such a comprehensive experimental platform for testing materials in combined extreme conditions is available in very few university laboratories worldwide, and none in Canada. TIME will capitalize on recent investments U of T has made to build capacity in areas central to this proposal. These include the Acceleration Consortium, a new global initiative dedicated to the discovery of advanced materials, the Robotics Institute, Canada’s largest and most diversified robotics program, and Low Carbon Renewable Materials Centre.
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