Materials & Manufacturing Panel

Introduction

Present set up of AR&DB panels deal with many issues of analysis. However, the R & D efforts related to CAD, CAM, and Rapid prototyping, Rapid Tooling and similar such time compression technologies (TCT's) are not directly covered by any existing panel. Promotion of a panel on Aerospace production technologies is sensitizing agencies dealing with the production aspects.

Charter of New Panel on Materials & Manufacturing

• To encourage R&D activities in the areas critical for production and prototyping of aerospace systems such as aircrafts, satellites, missiles etc.
• To develop new technologies, which will lead to reduced time and costs for design, prototyping production and repair of aerospace systems.
• To co-ordinate with specialist panels dealing with the design of aerospace systems in to the actual development of prototyping and production as required by agencies like ADA, HAL, DRDO, ISRO, etc.,
• To promote consciousness of value analysis & value engineering in development & manufacturing processes to enable availability of quality products at affordable prices.
• To generate flexible manufacturing capabilities for accommodating mixed product profiles at work centres.

Panel Activities

Topics of Interest to Materials & Manufacturing Panel of AR&DB

Special Technology Focus

VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS AND THEIR MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL BEHAVIOUR

The Materials and Manufacturing Panel wishes to place special emphasis on research directed to the synthesis, characterisation and physical and mechanical behaviour of materials for very high temperature applications ranging from 1100degC to approximately 2000degC. The Panel seeks interdisciplinary and multi-institutional proposals in the following areas.

• Synthesis and processing of refractory metals and alloys, high melting intermetallics, ceramics and their composites and materials based on carbon.
• The establishment of very high temperature testing facilities for physical and mechanical properties.
• Micromechanisms of materials plasticity and deformatiom at very high temperatures with special emphasis on composites.
• Micromechanisms of toughening of ceramics and their composites; standardisation of testing techniques for strength and toughnes of laminated and continuous-fibre composites.
• Oxidation resistance at very high temperatures, mechanisms of oxidation, the development of very high temperature coatings.
• Freedom fabrication technologies for metals, ceramics and polymers.

Panel Members