Departments

• Laboratory of Metallurgical Processes
  Caculation of phase diagrams. Measurements oftheactivity of metal alloys, heat of formation of solutionsandintermetallics phases, diffusion coefficients, density,viscosity,surface tension. Preparation of alloys in a manipulationchamber,providing high-purity argon atmosphere (nitrogen below 2 ppm,oxygenbelow 0,1 ppm, water vapour below 1 ppm).
• Laboratory of Chemical Physics of Materials
  Stability of high temperaturesuper-conductors.Chemical deposition (CVD) of boron nitride.Thermodynamic foundationsof suspension process in copper metallurgy.
• Laboratory of Functional and Structural Materials
  Investigation of crystalline structure anddefectsduring martensitic transformation in copper alloys. Obtaining ofalloysand inter-metallic compounds by mechanical alloying andpowdermetallurgy methods. Structure analysis of precipitates inaluminumalloys by techniques electron transmission microscopy.
• Laboratory of Surface Engineering and Biomaterials
  The use of the laser technology based on the laser remelting and pulsed laser deposition (PLD) for the surface modification of materials. Complex diagnostic of the coatings structure for the following application: biomedical, tribological and quantum- electron with the X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy application. Analysis of the profile of surfaces and residual stress measurements. Examination of physico- chemical features of coatings
• Laboratory of Anisotropic Structures
  Quantitative analysis of crystallographic textureofpolycrystalline materials. Quantitative phase analysis oftexturedmaterials. Analysis of the formation mechanism and developmentof thedeformation and re-crystallization textures. Investigation oftexturesin surface layers.
• Laboratory of Plastic Deformation of Metals
  The effect of deformation heterogeneityonmicrostructure, texture, acoustic emission and plastic anisotropyofmetals. Strain hardening characteristics and the evolution ofstructurein composites, inter-metallic compounds and mono-crystallinematerials.The laboratory is PCBC-certified to evaluate the mechanicalpropertiesof metals.
• Laboratory of Multilayer Materials
  Multilayer materials obtained by the following technologies:
  • plasma spraying of the oxide materials on the metallic substrate; characterization of microstructure;
  • coating; segregation role in the surface layer;
  • nitriding; modification of the surface layer of the iron based alloys.
  Environment friendly materials and technologies:
  • new joining technologies by the diffusion soldering method (lead-free solders);
  • defect engineering in polycrystalline silicon for the silicon solar cells.