Vision
We connect the science & technology together to provide materials joining solutions to a wide range of industry sectors
Mission
At the forefront of advancing the science and technology of materials in support of various basic and applied programs of national and international significance.
R&D Scope
Material joining is an extremely complex multi-disciplinary field that combines a wide range of basic and engineering sciences such as physics, materials science, thermodynamics, high-temperature chemistry, transport phenomena, mathematical modeling, computer science and a variety of engineering fields including mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering. We have a multi-disciplinary R&D team that has the broad range of capabilities and expertise to develop materials joining innovations and solutions. Our research covers the following arears
- Fundamentals of “welding effects” on materials (non-equilibrium and extreme conditions)
- Dissimilar material joining
- Autonomous welding vs deep machine learning and adoptive control
- Computational weld materials science and mechanics (aka ICWE)
- Friction stir welding, processing, and additive manufacturing
- Joining of novel materials for alternative energy
- Materials synthesis under extreme environments
- Joining needs in nation’s infrastructure upgrade and new constructions (transportation, nuclear, fossil energy)
Core Competencies
- Signature modeling capability for process and performance of welded structures
- DR-WELD High Performance Computational Code
- Integrated Computational Welding Engineering Modeling Tool
- State of the art welding equipment for welding dissimilar and high temperature materials
- Advanced characterization and highly specialized experiment capabilities to investigate highly non-uniform microstructure and associated complex structural and functional performance of welded structures
- Welding fabrication for special devices
Key Programs
- DOE EERE Vehicle Technology
- DOE EERE Hydrogen Technology
- DOE Nuclear Energy
- DOE Fuel Energy and Carbon Management
- NASA
- US Army
- US Navy
- Extensive industry supported R&D programs.
