Department: School of Engineering
Supervisors: Prof Bo Chen
Eligibility: UK/EU/International
Project Title: Creep-fatigue Life Prediction of High Temperature Materials
Project Description:
Key degradation mechanisms for the high-temperature power plant are the microstructural degradation and creep-fatigue of steel components. Creep, fatigue and creep-fatigue performance of structural materials are limited by the microstructural degradation. The underlying need is to develop improved understanding and predictive models of the key microstructural evolution, deformation kinetics and damage processes so that the high-temperature lifetime of materials can be predicted.
The aim of this PhD work is to develop mechanistic-based deformation and damage material constitutive laws, and incorporate them into crystal plasticity framework to predict the creep-fatigue deformation behaviour, damage processes and the failure life of fcc polycrystals (e.g. Type 316 stainless steel). You will also perform cutting-edge high-temperature testing and characterisation experiments to validate the model prediction across different length-scales from the atomistic to macroscopic level. This project also comes with financial supports for attending international meetings/workshops.
Entry requirements:
Applicants are required to hold/or expect to obtain at least a UK Bachelor Degree 2:1 or better, or overseas equivalent in mechanics of materials, materials science, mechanical engineering or relevant subject area.
In addition, successful applicants should meet the following
• Familiar with mechanics of materials (or physical metallurgy of steels or relevant metallic materials) preferably with some experience of analytical and numerical materials modelling
• Demonstrable experience of analytical and/or numerical materials modelling, via Matlab, computer programming/coding, and/or numerical simulation software (e.g. ABAQUS)
The University of Leicester English language requirements apply where applicable.
How to apply:
For full guidance about how to apply, please see - https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities/eng-bo-chen-2021
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Closing date for applications: 28th Feb 2021
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