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University of Michigan Awarded Grant for Hypersonics



LIFT, the Detroit-based national manufacturing innovation institute, announced it has awarded a "U LIFT Challenge" project award to the University of Michigan to utilize machine learning to better predict the melting temperature of new alloys.

Understanding the melting temperature of alloys is a critical piece of designing a component. The end result of this project will be an open-source model, allowing other manufacturers to use its findings.

Currently, an alloy's melting temperature can be predicted using the Calculation of Phase Diagrams (CALPHAD) approach, which is an important aspect of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME). However, thermodynamic data only exists for a limited set of alloy systems and cannot be used for new, novel alloys.

"We will build a supervised machine-learning method to extend capability to predict high-temperature melting for novel systems," said Wenhao Sun, Principal Investigator on the project and Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. "Rapid and accurate estimations of melting temperatures for novel alloy systems will facilitate their design, manufacturing and deployment."

"Our university partners are critical to our work of advancing technologies for the U.S. industrial base, particularly when it comes to better understanding novel materials," said Noel Mack, Chief Technology Officer, LIFT. "We received a number of outstanding proposals for the `U LIFT Challenge' and our `sharks' had to make some difficult decisions, but we are excited to see the outcome of working with Dr. Sun and his Michigan team."

The U LIFT Challenge is funded by LIFT and modeled after the television show "Shark Tank." It is open to universities from across the country. Proposals were initially reviewed by the LIFT Technology Team and a select number were then invited to present their proposal in a "Shark Tank"-style virtual meeting, including LIFT staff and industry members from the LIFT Technology Interest Group.

Submissions were required to align with LIFT's ICME technology thrusts, including hypersonics, lightweight armor, weapon systems, space, orphan and obsolete parts, airframe structures or cross collaboration with LIFT's other technology pillars, including advanced material and process development, multimaterial joining and agile and smarter manufacturing. Materials of interest include metallics, ceramics and hybrid materials.

For the U LIFT Challenge, projects were evaluated on:

  • Technological Merit
  • Technology Readiness Level/Manufacturing Readiness Level
  • Ability to Meet Program Timing and Proposed Budget
  • LIFT Member Engagement.

For more information contact:

LIFT

1400 Rosa Parks Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48216

313-309-9003

www.lift.technology

University of Michigan

500 S State St.

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

734-764-1817

www.umich.edu

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