Working group 2: Testing
| 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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| Material digitalisation (ontologies, knowledge graphs, probabilistic analyses, machine learning analyses) | |
| Battery modelling and simulation (electric performance under mechanical loading) | |
| Nondestructive testing (ultrasonic, computer tomography, micro magnetic) | |
| Testing of rotor blades for wind turbines | |
| Composites: Nanofiber characterization |
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| Composites: Mechanical and flame behaviour of natural fiber/nanomodified composites | |
| Composites: Development of nanomats for self-sensoring/taughening composite laminates | |
| Composites: Crashworth FRP components: characterization | |
| Composites: Reinforced plastics characterization and process digital twin | |
| Metals: Microstructural analysis and prediction in metal forming operations of light and ultralight alloys | |
| Metals: Improvement of digital twin accuracy trough reliable flow stress characterization of metals and alloys | |
| Micromechanical and microstructural characterization |
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| Sheet metal formability: Forming Limit Diagrams (FLD) determination, Limit Drawing Ratio (LDR) tests, Hole Expansion Tests (HET), edge formability tests | |
| Standard tests and development of specific tests to reproduce in-service behaviour (different temperatures and environments, corrosion fatigue, etc.), components testing | |
| Dilatometry: CCT, TTT and simulative thermo-mechanical tests on bulk and sheet metal. | |
| Friction and Wear: Pin/Ball-on-Disk; Roll-to-Roll; custom tests; including temperature and lubricant | |
| Pilot plants: High Pressure Die Casting, cold and hot stamping | |
| 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) | |
| EV battery testing and cycling, modelling of 2nd life batteries with innovative & lightweight materials, Digital Twins for battery system manufacturing, LCA | |
| Batteries - Preliminary evaluation and benchmarking. Comparison and selection of materials, chemicals, cells, and configuration proposals of energy storage systems. | |
| Battery modelling and simulation. Electrochemical and thermal simulations and identification of parameters and algorithms. | |
| Batteries - Characterization, validation and quality control. Functional and safety tests of cells, modules and batteries, including abusive tests following both strict regulations or user-defined. | |
| Batteries - Design for Circularity and Eco-design. Assembly of battery prototypes. | |
| Batteries - Development and optimization of the second life and end of life stages: accelerated ageing, characterization and classification for 2nd life, reuse, metal recovery, dismantling and recycling. | |
| 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 | |
| Integration of thin films sensor in lightweight structures |
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