TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - PHASE II AWARD UNDER FOA #: DE-FOA-0002337 (ULTIMATE) CONTROL #: N/A PROJECT TITLE: ''BATCH-WISE IMPROVEMENT IN REDUCED DESIGN SPACE USING A HOLISTIC OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE (BIRDSHOT), PHASE 2'' THE ''ULTIMATE_BIRDSHOT PHASE 2'' PROJECT FOCUSES ON REFINING THREE REFRACTORY HIGH-ENTROPY ALLOYS DOWN SELECTED DURING PHASE 1 TO ENHANCE THEIR DUCTILITY AND SUITABILITY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, SPECIFICALLY FOR TURBINE BLADES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE VALIDATING THE PRACTICALITY OF PRODUCING COMPLEX TURBINE BLADE GEOMETRIES WITH THESE CUSTOM-DESIGNED ALLOYS, INTEGRATING DESIGN WITH MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND PROVIDING ADVANCED INSIGHTS INTO MATERIAL PERFORMANCE USING DATA SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES.

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station TX

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