Department of Metallurgical Processes
The Head of the Department
Associate Prof. Władysław Gąsior, Ph.D, D.Sc.
Research workers
Engineering -technical Staff
PhD students
Marcela Trybuła
Honorata Kazimierczak
Research area
New environment friendly solder alloys - (W. Gąsior, Z. Moser, J. Pstruś, P. Ozga, T. Gancarz, A. Dębski).
Thermodynamical properties of Sn-Sb-Zn liquid alloys and aqueous Sn(II)-Zn(II)-H4Cit-H2O citrate solutions. Development of  SURDAT database
Physicochemical investigations of  Sn-Sn-Zn liquid alloys. Development of SURDAT database
Metallic materials for hydrogen storage for ecological energy sources - (W. Gąsior, P. Fima, W. Zakulski, T. Gancarz, A. Dębski).
Activity measurements of lithium in boron-lithium alloys
Formation enthalpy of intermetallic phases from the boron-lithium system
Thermal analysis of boron-lithium alloys
Experimental methods:
Measurements of the activity and diffusion coefficients in alloys by the EMF measurements of the high temperature galvanic cells with the solid and liquid electrolytes in the high purity Ar atmospher (O2 < 1ppm, H2O < 0.1 ppm, N2 < 2ppm)
Investigation of the heat of formation and heat of mixing of alloys and intermetallic phases in the home-made high-temperature calorimeter
Measurements of the surface tension of liquid alloys (maximal bubble pressure method), viscosity (capilary flow technique) and densisty (dilatometric method)
Results of investigations are used together with the other avalilable in literature of themodynamic and equlibrium data for the critical evaluation of the optimized thermodynamic parameters which are next used for calculations and modeling of the pahase equilibria by the Lukas and Thermo-Calc software.
Modeling of the physical properties of Pb-free soldering materiale; surface tension (Butles model), viscosity (models of Seetharaman-Sichen, Moelwen-Huges, Kucharski and Hirai)
Analisys of correlations between the thermodynamic properties and the structural parameters
Kinetics of electrodeposition of metals and alloys
Thermodynamic analysis of the electrolytic baths for electrodeposition of metals and alloys
Physicochemical properties the electrodeposited materials;
Modelling of alloy plating (pulse plating of alloy)
Electrodeposition of alloys with special consideration given to:
- Pb-free soldering materials - corrosion resistant alloys - semiconductor films
Research Projects from Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Individual projects
W. Gąsior - Role of lithium in modification of Ag-Cu alloys. Projekt 3 T08A 008 27, IMMS PAS 2004 - 2007.
Z. Moser - Development of SURDAT database. Viscosity measurements and wettability testing of Cu by lead-free solders, IMMS PAS 2007 - 2010.
W. Zakulski - Thermodynamic properties of Ca-Li alloys as the material for safety storage of the  hydrogen, Project N508 379235 IMMS PAS 2008 - 2010.
P. Ozga - The layers and the protective coatings on the basis of zinc alloys with ferrous metals and manganese for replacing cadmium coatings obtained by electrodepositing from complex solutions, IMMS PAS 2007-2010.
W. Zakulski - Lithium activity in Ca-Li alloys as the material for safety storage of the hydrogen. Project N R07 0026 06/2009, IMMS PAS 2009-2011.
W. GÄ…sior - Advanced materials and their production technologies. ZAMAT. Project jointly financed by European Union and Poland, POIG.01.01.02-00-015/09-00, IMMS PAS.
P. Ozga - Advanced materials and their production technologies. ZAMAT. Â Project jointly financed by European Union and Poland, POIG.01.01.02-00-015/09-00, IMMS PAS.
J. PstruÅ› - Advanced materials and their production technologies. ZAMAT. Â Project jointly financed by European Union and Poland, POIG.01.01.02-00-015/09-00, IMMS PAS.
W. GÄ…sior - Phase equilibria in the Bi-In-Sn-Zn system. Â Projekt Nr N N507 457237, IMMS PAS 2009-2012.
A. Dębski - Thermodynamic investigations of the Li-Sn alloys, as materials for safety storage of the hydrogen. Project Nr IP2010 007170, IMMS PAS 2011.
Z. Moser - New method of simultaneous measurements of the surface tension, density and viscosity of solder materials and new alloys for the automotive industry. International project Nr m 630/N-Kanada/2009/0, 2009-2013
European Union Projects
COST, Action MP 0602- Advanced solder materials for high temperature applications - HISOLD, Project: Complex study of thermodynamic and physicochemical properties and structural characteristics of materials for potential use as high-temperature lead-free solders, Task: Physicochemical properties of high temperature solders, grant No. 85/N-COST/2007/0, IMMS PAS, task leader, 2007-2010
International cooperation
Z. Moser, W. GÄ…sior - Investigations of viscosity, surface tension and density of alloys and metals, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Z. Moser, W. GÄ…sior -Investigations of lead-free solder alloys - Department of Metallurgy Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan.
J. PstruÅ›, Z. Moser - Investigations of In-Sn-Zn lead-free solder alloys - Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
PhD dissertation
2008 - J. Pstruś, Physicochemical properties new solder alloys on the example of the Sn-Zn-In system, IMMS PAS, (Supervisor: Z. Moser)
PhD in progress
2009 - A. Dębski, Heat of formation of intermetallic phases from the Al-Fe-Ni-Ti system, IMMS PAS, (Supervisor: W. Gąsior)
2010 - T. Gancarz, Thermophysical properties of Sb-Sn-Zn liquid alloys, IMMS PAS, (Supervisor: W. GÄ…sior)
Other activities and scientific achievements
Z. Moser, CALPHAD XXXIII Conference, Kraków, Polska, (2004), chairman.
Z. Moser, W. Gąsior, A. Dębski, J. Pstruś, SURDAT. Data base of lead-free soldering materials, Monograph, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków 2007, ISBN 83-60768-01-3.
Z. Moser, W. Gąsior, A. Dębski, J. Pstruś, SURDAT. Data base of lead-free soldering materials. Software, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków 2007, ISBN 83-60768-01-3.
Z. Zakulski, TOFA 2008 Conference, Kraków, Poland, Secretary (2008).
Z. Moser, TOFA 2008 Conference, Kraków, Poland, Member International Advisory Board (2008).
Z. Moser, W. Gąsior, A. Dębski, J. Pstruś, SURDAT 2. Data base of physicochemical properties of selected solders. Monograph, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków 2011 (prepared to edition).
Z. Moser, W. Gąsior, A. Dębski, J. Pstruś, SURDAT 2. Data base of physicochemical properties of selected solders. Software, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków 2011 (prepared to edition).
W. GÄ…sior, Member of Outer Experts Team for the Delhi Analysis of National Program Foresight Poland 2020, 2008