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• Ability to test material performance in extreme environments – e . g ., nano-mechanical testing up to 600oC in electron microscopes , macro-scale , testing from cryogenic to 1500oC , corrosive and oxidising environments , vacuum , inert gas , aqueous and biological conditions

• Novel material damage and crack propagation models to capture stochastic damage , variable amplitude loading , creep-fatigue , and overloads

• Development of characterisation of conventional and novel materials , such as high-entropy alloys , intermetallic , and bioinspired composites

• Improved lifetime predictions for materials

• In-situ Alemnis Nanoindenter with temperature control

• Deben micro-tester for in situ observation of deformation and fracture

• Instron multi-axial testing frames with temperature and environment control

• Novel material damage and crack propagation models

• Amorphous Metal Solutions GmbH

• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ( ANSTO )

• CSIRO

• Heraeus Group

Professor Jay Kruzic School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4017 E : j . kruzic @ unsw . edu . au

Associate Professor Bernd Gludovatz School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4006 E : b . gludovatz @ unsw . edu . au

• Novel materials to handle challenging environments

• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• Informed design and sustainment planning for challenging environments

• Plansee SE

• SBI International GmbH

• SPEE3D

• Titomic

• Evaluation of fatigue and creep-fatigue of Ni-based superalloys for advanced turbines and reactor designs

• US Department of Energy

• Development of novel crack propagation models to support the design of advanced turbines and reactors

• Fracture and fatigue evaluation of heat resistant alloys up to 1300 ° C for advanced energy applications

• Small-scale testing of materials at ambient to elevated temperatures