Nano material can help make super light parts for aircraft, helicopters, spacecraft, help reduce the amount of fuel and emissions.
Nano material. Image: Peter Serles/Toronto Technical University
Scientists use 3D printers and machine technology – a part of artificial intelligence (AI) – to create a new nano material like foam but have a certainty equivalent to carbon steel, Live Science January 31 reported. New research has been published in the magazine Advanced Materials.
In many materials, the certainty and toughness often conflict with each other. For example, ceramic discs are often very solid and withstand large loads, but lack the toughness – does not need much energy to break them. The same problem is true for nanomins.
To find nano materials better, the team simulated feasible shapes for their design, then gave them a machine algorithm. By learning from these designs, algorithms can predict the best shapes to help evenly allocate pressure while subject to large loads.
With these shapes, the team uses a 3D printer to create new nano network structures and found that they withstand the pressure of 2.03 megapascal per m3 per kg. This firmness is 5 times higher than Titan.
“This is the first time learning the machine has been applied to optimize Nano materials, and we are surprised with the improvements. Change shape effectively or ineffective, thereby predicting all new nano network structures, “Peter Serles, the main author of the research, technical expert at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), said .
Next, the team will focus on expanding the material size until they can create larger parts, and look for better designs through their new process. The main goal is to design a lightweight and durable part for future vehicles. “For example, if you replace all parts made from titanium on a new material, you will save 80 liters of fuel per year for each kilogram of material,” Serles said.
“We hope this new material design will eventually lead to super light parts for the aerospace industry, for example in plane, helicopter, spacecraft, help reduce fuel demand when flying Maintain safety and performance.