TSU will improve the reliability of missile and aircraft parts
Kirill Akimov, a TSU postgraduate student, is improving the strength of composite materials based on intermetallic Ni3Al (nickel aluminide) and intermetallic alloys for the operation of materials at temperatures above 1,000°C. This is in demand in industry where operating temperatures are very high: for the production of parts for turbochargers and internal combustion engines, turbine blades for jet engines, heat exchangers, microreactors, and other components.
The research is being conducted by Kirill Akimov, a postgraduate student in the Department of Strength and Design of the TSU Faculty of Physics and Technology. His supervisor is Sergey Kulkov, TSU Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
- As a rule, scientific groups, including in China, describe the properties of the material at operating temperatures up to 1,000°C. But already in one of the technological options, we were able to raise the strength value by 1.5 times at higher temperatures, which indicates the prospects for further research, - said Kirill Akimov. - This property is needed in many areas. For example, in the turbines of an aircraft, there is a huge temperature, the blades are spinning, the material heats up, and deformation occurs, destroying structure. And we need the material to withstand all loads at a high temperature and last long enough.
Read more: http://en.tsu.ru/news/tsu-will-improve-the-reliability-of-missile-and-aircraft-parts/
