Laboratory of metalic materials

Industrial research (IR) and experimental development (ED) of innovative and/or improved metallic and composite advanced materials for applications in priority areas;
Applied research (IR and ED) in the field of advanced materials and components for energy, electrical/electrotechnical engineering, special and/or environmental applications;
Development of interdisciplinary researches in the field of metal surface functionalization and the study of the properties at the interface;
Eco-nano/micro technologies and emerging technologies for achieving new advanced materials.

Realization of micro/nano metallic and composite materials for various applications;
Realization of electrical contact pieces by powder metallurgy techniques for using in low, medium and high voltage switching devices;
Powder processing by classical powder metallurgy techniques and by special techniques such as spark plasma sintering (SPS) and hot isostatic pressing (HIP);
Determination of some properties of advanced materials (density, nanoparticle size and grain size distribution, zeta potential, specific surface, pore distribution and size, absorbance, reflectance, transmittance, thickness of thin layers and coatings, mass variations, formation heat, transformation temperatures, Curie temperature, thermal diffusivity, specific heat and thermal conductivity, friction coefficient, specific wear rate, Vickers hardness, Young’s modulus, scratch resistance, tensile strength, compressive strength, bending strength, etc.);
Applied research/technology transfer at the request of industrial companies;
Consultancy in the field of metallic and composite materials and technologies for their realization

nano/micro composite powders of Ag-CdO, Ag-SnO2 and Ag-ZnO for conductive materials;
Ag-CdO, Ag-SnO2, Ag-ZnO, WC-Ag, WC-Cu, W-Ag, W-Cu contact materials for low, medium or high voltage contactors and circuit breakers working in vacuum, SF6 gas or mineral oil;
amorphous alloys, nanostructured composite materials with amorphous matrix, AHSS alloys, high entropy alloys (HEA);
hydrogen storage materials based on metal hydrides;
shape memory materials of Ti(Ni, Cu, Fe, Nb) type;
sintered heavy alloys based on W-Ni-Cu and W-Ni-Fe;
colloidal Ag solutions and ZnO and TiO2 nanopowders doped with Ag nanoparticles with antimicrobial activity;
photocatalytic and biocidal nanocomposites powders and slurries of Ag-TiO2 and Ag-ZnO;
graphene doped with Ag nanoparticles;
graphene-polymer composite materials for direct laser writing;
thermal evaporation compacts and sputtering targets of Ag, Cu, ZnO, TiO2, Ag-TiO2 and Ag-ZnO for achieving antimicrobial coatings;
sputtering targets of Ti, Al, Ti-Al for achieving antiwear coatings;
functionalization of surfaces for achieving functional properties (wear resistance, corrosion resistance, UV resistance);
magnetic fasteners for maxilo-facial prosthesis;
thermal pipes with porous internal structure;
planar junctions of DLC-steel, graphite-ceramics, carbon material-steel.