Materials for transport

MATERIALS
FOR TRANSPORT

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The research carried out at the CBC Carnot Institute in the area of materials for transport opens new perspectives for this sector’s industries. The results contribute to gains in energy efficiency through the development of new materials and innovative fabrication processes, which reduce the weight, volume and complexity of terrestrial vehicles and aircraft. Studies of the durability of these materials under real operating conditions is another competence of the institute’s groups.

Power electronics, a key technology for transportation systems, is another focus of our research teams; by developing materials resistant to high temperatures loses are reduced.

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PROJETS LIÉS

EXEPERTISE AND
LINES OF RESEARCH

Metallic structures with resistance to high temperature, oxidation and corrosion, mechanical stress

Ageing of polymer-based materials

Composite hybrid materials with a polymer matrix

Brazing materials for power electronics

Substitution of heavy metals in electronics

Charged conducting resins

Transparent conductors; passive components

Components and connecting elements for electronics

Alloys of structural metals: mechanical behaviour and reactivity in complex environments

Materials for aircraft turbines and for energy production

Pollution control of automobile emissions

RESEARCH GROUPS
AND C
ONTACTS

Macromolecular Engineering and Architectures

  • Controlled Polymerizations
  • Polymers Bearing Heteroatoms
  • Polymers, Unconventional Media, Dispersed Media and Self-Assembly
  • Polymers and Composites from Renewable Sources

 

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
8, rue de l’Ecole Normale
34296 Montpellier Cedex 5
France

Université de Montpellier
Place Eugène Bataillon
CC1702
34095 Montpellier Cedex 5
France

Nanocomposites and Carbon Nanotubes

  • Synthesis, functionalisation and applications of carbon nanotubes, toxicity and environmental impact
  • Development and characterization of of microstructured or achirecture-controlled metal or ceramic-matrix nanocomposites
  • Sintering technique using Spark Plasma Sintering

 

Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Bâtiment CIRIMAT
118 Route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex 09
France

Mechanics, Microstructure, Oxidation, Corrosion

  • Solidification, phase transitions, solid state diffusion, mechanical behavior
  • High-Temperature Oxidation and Protection
  • Corrosion: aqueous corrosion, stress corrosion cracking

 

Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Bâtiment CIRIMAT
118 Route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex 09
France

Mixed Valence Oxides

  • Nanoparticles or micronic powders
  • Solid-state or thick-layered ceramic, conventionally or SPS sintered
  • RF-sputtering supported and prepared thin films

 

Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Bâtiment CIRIMAT
118 Route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex 09
France

Polymer Physics

  • Development of submicronic hybrid composites with electroactive properties
  • Connective tissue
  • Bioinspired composites
  • Structural adhesion of polymers
  • Ageing in complex environment
  • Stress transfer: sizing for TP matrix/ carbon fiber composites

 

Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Bâtiment CIRIMAT
118 Route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex 09
France

Surfaces: Reactivity and Protection

  • Implementation of CVD Processes
  • Characterization of coatings using conventional and specific techniques
  • Modelling of the growth stages of films

 

Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Bâtiment CIRIMAT
118 Route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex 09
France

Coatings and Surface Treatments

  • Synthesis and Shaping of functional materials
  • Advanced surface treatments
  • Characterization of elaborated coatings or transformed surfaces functional properties
  • Electrochemistry and physico-chemistry of interfaces

 

Université Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Bâtiment CIRIMAT
118 Route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex 09
France

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