Physical properties: metals, polymers and composites

Your needs

• Characterization of the behavior and mechanical and physical properties (plasticity, damage, aging, durability, recycling) of metallic materials, polymers, composites and biomaterials
• Innovative materials multi-scale characterization (mechanical and structural)
• In situ coupling in X-ray synchrotron radiation, Raman spectroscopy and VideoTraction ™ of polymers to understand damage mechanisms in polymers at different scales.
• High temperature in situ experiment with synchrotron radiation. New high throughput measurement techniques and modeling

Our solutions

• Study of multimaterials mechanical properties (metals, polymers and composites) through deformation mechanisms
• In-situ and in-operando studies of the microstructure and mechanical behavior under load of metals and alloys
• Determination of the link between the defects and the mechanical properties of composites (three approaches: experimental, numerical and theoretical)
• Study of multilayer composite materials damage
• Raman spectroscopy / VideoTractionTM in situ coupling for the study of the deformation of polymers and composites
• Study and understanding of the macroscopic mechanical properties of polymer materials (VideotractionTM and 3D stereocorrelation)
• Metals and alloys microstructural characterization
• Study of the elementary deformation mechanisms in situ at the synchrotron during the creep of high strength / high temperature alloys
• Modeling diffraction peaks with the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) method  
• Study of different physicochemical and mechanical factors contributing to the damage of polymeric coronary restorative materials used in dentistry

Keywords

• Polymer
• Composite
• Biomaterials
• Metallic materials
• Matrix
• Filler
• Plasticity
• Damage
• Multi-scale morphology
• Mechanical behaviour law
• Ageing
• Durability
• Characterization and couplings in-situ
• Mechanical properties
• Physical properties
• Microstructures
• Crystalline defects
• Microstructure-property relationships

Related skills

• Optic characterization of metals, polymers and composites
• Structural and microstructural characterization of metals, polymers and composites
• Mechanical properties of metals, polymers and composites

Our references

• ALSTOM
• ArcelorMittal
• AREVA
• ARKEMA
• Ateliers Cini
• CEA
• CNES
• Defymed
• EDF
• Faurecia
• INES
• NIPPON STEEL
• PROVISYS
• RENAULT
• TJFU

Contacts

• Contact the research group:
  isabelle.royaud@univ-lorraine.fr
  + 33 (0) 3 72 74 26 80

• Contact the Technology Transfer Office (TTO):
  ijl-tto@univ-lorraine.fr
  +33 (0) 3 72 74 26 04