Baylor UniversityMechanical Engineering

Research area

Powder Metallurgy & Dispersion-Strengthened Materials

Turn engineered powders into dense, stable structural materials.

Long oxide-dispersion-strengthened copper extrudate with optical and transmission electron micrographs of its microstructure
Three-meter ODS copper extrudate and representative refined microstructure produced from powder.Ma et al., Journal of Manufacturing Processes (2022), Fig. 3 · Source

Overview

Research examines powder synthesis, consolidation, oxide dispersion, and processing routes that reduce or replace conventional ball milling and long thermomechanical sequences.

Research questions

  • How do feedstock chemistry and shear processing create nanoscale dispersions?
  • Which routes can scale while retaining particle stability?