Engineering Better Machines and Buildings by Understanding Mechanics of Materials

Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 09:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Sandia National Laboratories is working to fill gaps in the fundamental understanding of materials science through an ambitious long-term, multidisciplinary project called Predicting Performance Margins, or PPM. From the atomic level to full-scale components, the research links variability in materials' atomic configurations and microstructures with how parts perform.

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