Working group 2: Characterisation and testing for polymer 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) | |
| Simulation of degradation of materials in circular use - Reuse (temperature, humidity, media exposure, ultra violet radiation) | |
| 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 | |
| Testing of rotor blades for wind turbines | |
| Thermal properties (thermal analysis coupled with mass spectrometry - DTA-MS) |
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| FTIR, Raman spectroscopies | |
| Nanofiber characterization |
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| Mechanical and flame behaviour of natural fiber/nanomodified composites | |
| Development of nanomats for self-sensoring/taughening composite laminates | |
| Crashworth FRP components: development, characterization and modeling | |
| Reinforced plastics characterization and process digital twin | |
| Simulation of component properties and mechanical behaviour |
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| 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 | |
| Differential scanning calorimetry | |
| Thermogravimetriy Analysis | |
| Modulated differential scanning calorimetry | |
| Infrared spectrometry | |
| High Performance liquid chromatography by Gel permeation | |
| Melt flow index | |
| Mechanical properties | |
| 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) | |
| Process optimization by numerical simulation methods (plastic injection, stamping, casting, extrusion, AM, composites…) | |
| 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 lightweight structures |
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