Working group 2: characterisation and testing for Ceramic matrix composites
| Service | Offered by |
| Mechanical characterization of materials: micro to macro scale at different temperatures, strain rates (quasi static, creep, fatigue, fracture mechanics, crash) |
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| Development of material models (quasi static, creep, fatigue, crash, acoustic properties, integrated functions) | |
| Simulation of component properties/bevaviour (mechanical, thermal, environmental influences, acoustics) | |
| Material digitalisation (ontologies, knowledge graphs, probabilistic analyses, machine learning analyses) | |
| Microstructural analysis of materials and failure analysis components (XRD, SEM, LM, micro & nano hardness, EBSD) | |
| Nondestructive testing | |
| Structural and microstructural characterization (XRD, SEM, HR-TEM) |
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| Total, open, closed porosity and pore size determination | |
| Thermal properties (thermal analysis coupled with mass spectrometry - DTA-MS) | |
| Thermal-insulation, electrical, and mechanical properties | |
| FTIR, Raman spectroscopies | |
| Bulk and thin films ceramic synthesis | |
| Room and low temperature (<300°C) ceramic processing | |
| Ceramic thin films and nano-particles for energy convesion (photoelectric, electrochemical) | |
| Mineral wool and foamed glass thermal insulation development and green processes for their production (use of waste materials) | |
| Micromechanical and microstructural characterization |
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| Simulation of component properties and mechanical behaviour | |
| Standard tests and development of specific tests to reproduce in-service behaviour (different temperatures and environments, corrosion fatigue, etc.), components testing | |
| Friction and Wear: Pin/Ball-on-Disk; Roll-to-Roll; custom tests; including temperature and lubricant | |
| Corrosion and degradation: Salt Spray, Humidostatic, Cyclic tests. Delayed Fracture: Stress Corrosion Cracking, Hydrogen Embrittlement | |
| Experimental characterization of mechanical, adhesive and hybrid joints (fracture, fatigue, degradation) | |
| Design and analysis of structures by numerical simulation methods (FEM) | |
| Advanced optimization methods for improved lightweighting performance (topology/topography/sizing optimization, lattice structures…) | |
| Life-cycle assessment and costing. Levelized cost of Energy (LCOE) | |
| Impedance spectroscopy analysis to characterize material and sensor properties |
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| Linear-torsion dynamic testing machine interfaced with measurement devices for electro-mechanical characterization | |
| UV-visible spectrophotometer for dispersion quality assessment both in liquid and thin film form | |
| Pulsed laser machine for cutting, engraving and local carbonization of polymeric substances | |
| Atomic Force Microscope for topology and morphology investigation | |
| Dispersion of carbanaceous nanoparticle in a wide range of matrix composites | |
| Integration of thin films sensor in light weight structures | |
| Multiscale modelling and simulations |
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| Preparation of nanocomposites | |
| Equipment for Material Processing | |
| Microstructural Characterization Equipment |
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