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PAN
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PAN
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r mate
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mo
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r sim
ula
ting
pap
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naly
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shell offers better stiffness prediction than conventional shells w
hen transverse shear becomes
significant: thick double flute boards and short bending spans
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r mate
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(mm)
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(µµµ µm)
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distribution
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Fiber orientation
distribution
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ννν ν=0.3
Efibra(N/mm2)
ννν ν=0.3
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thickness(
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Fibre wall
thickness(
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easures of reactions exothermic peaks
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ibervolum
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Peel test (adhesives)
Shear test (adhesives)
Short beam
test
Sam
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skins
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OPS test over an hybrid truck
cabin metal-com
posite)
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n a
nd
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re m
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r mate
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naly
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tigu
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aintenance, etc.
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etermination of m
aterial fatigue limit: axial,torsionaland
multiaxialstress-states.
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rack-growth m
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with m
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because of manufacturing process
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ec
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n a
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ple: Biaxial fatigue test
and numerical analysis
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log
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esearch on laser-based new w
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haracterisation and modelling of adhesives
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evelopment of num
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ple of characterisation of adhesive
joint in composites considering different
curing process for the adhesive
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ple of inspection of weld joint
Exam
ple of modelling of adhesive
joints (hot-melt) in corrugated paper
board, consideringdelam
inationof
liner papers and adhesive failure
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ulación
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rent su
rface
treatm
ents
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arch
and te
chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials:
Join
ing te
chnolo
gie
s and su
rface
engin
eerin
g
Su
rface e
ng
ineerin
g
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urface characterisation
�T
ribologicaltesting: friction and wear
�D
evelopment of num
erical models for
tribologicalanalysis considering surface characteristics of contacting bodies
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ents for surface modification
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µµ
=
0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
Coef FriccionFriction coefficient
Contact pressure
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ple of inspection of FEM-based data
reduction oftribometer
data for determining
friction coefficient rubber-metal
Exam
ple of High-S
peed acquisition data
under unstable conditions
Exam
ple of different wear and friction
results from application of laser-based
surfaces treatments
Exam
ple of wear characterisation
using pin-on-disk configuration
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-0,3
-0,2
-0,1 0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
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time (s
ec) Fric
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onditio
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-0,3
-0,2
-0,1 0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
00,2
0,40,6
0,81
1,21,4
1,61,8
2
time (s
ec) Fric
tion c
oeffic
ient
(stic
k-s
lip c
onditio
ns)
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40
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-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Fre
quency (Hz)
dB
0.2
1 m
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m/s2
3.2
5 m
/s2S
im 0
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9S
im 3
.25
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arch
and te
chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials/N
ew
Desig
n T
ech
nolo
gie
s:
Tra
nsp
ort v
ibra
tion stu
die
s for a
ccele
rate
d la
bora
tory
testin
g
Exam
ple
: 6 D
OF
tran
sp
ort v
ibra
tion
s re
co
rdin
g a
nd
rep
rod
uctio
n
6 D
OF
mu
ltiaxia
l sh
aker ta
ble
•U
p to 450 kg / 6 g / 80 Hz
•R
andom or tim
e replication with 6 D
OF
simultaneously
Sta
ck
ed
pack
ag
ing
dyn
am
ic a
naly
sis
•N
atural frequencies and mode shapes under realistic loads.
•R
esonance monitoring to predict dam
age
•D
iscrete Elem
ent Modelling
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f know
ledge-b
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ew
mate
rials w
ith h
igh fu
nctio
nal p
ropertie
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an
oco
mp
osite
sp
rep
ara
tion
an
d c
hara
cte
risatio
n
�D
evelopment of m
ixing-strategies of differentnanoparticlesin
thermoplastic m
atrices, using vertical extruder and mixing
chamber.
�P
reparation of material sam
ples through moulding
�D
evelopment of experim
ental procedures for combined
measurem
ent of multifunctional properties
�F
inal characterisation of developednanocom
posites(in
cooperation with IN
A and IC
B-C
SIC
in order to fully cover characterisation techniques from
nanoto m
acro scale)
�P
roces
sin
g c
ap
ab
ilities in
clu
din
g e
xtru
sio
n s
ys
tem
s,
inte
rnal k
nea
ders
, inje
ctio
n m
ou
ldin
g a
nd
va
cu
um
assis
ted
mo
uld
ing
.
Characterisation
Processing
Synthesis ofnanoparticles
and
polymer m
odifications through external
collaboration and commercial products
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NO
PA
RT
ICLE
S
PO
LYM
ER
IC M
AT
RIX
NA
NO
CO
MP
OS
ITE
S
process
Cu
rren
t activ
ity:
therm
op
lastic
s a
nd
T
PE
s
KR
AT
ON
, PC
L, PE
, P
P, P
A, P
S, ...
Nan
op
artic
le
mo
dific
atio
n
Po
lym
er
mo
dific
atio
n
Pre
vio
us
dis
pers
ion
Melt m
ixin
g
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arch
and te
chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials:
Develo
pm
ent o
f know
ledge-b
ase
d n
ew
mate
rials w
ith h
igh fu
nctio
nal p
ropertie
s
Nan
oco
mp
osite
sp
rep
ara
tion
an
d c
hara
cte
risatio
n
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�T
EM
Images ofK
ratonm
atrix wit 3%
of MW
CN
T
�Good interactio
n betw
een matrix
and MWCNT
�Uneven spatia
l distrib
ution ofMWCNTsin the
matrix, with good dispersio
n in extensive areas
Exam
ple
: dire
ct m
elt m
ixin
g o
f MW
CN
T in
KR
AT
ON
ma
trix (p
roje
ct in
co
op
era
tion
with
ICB
-CS
IC)
Hardness Shore A
Impro
vem
ent o
f ele
ctrical co
nductiv
ity
Rese
arch
and te
chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials:
Develo
pm
ent o
f know
ledge-b
ase
d n
ew
mate
rials w
ith h
igh fu
nctio
nal p
ropertie
s
1,0E+05
1,0E+06
1,0E+07
1,0E+08
1,0E+09
1,0E+10
1,0E+11
1,0E+12
1,0E+13
02
46
% M
WNT´s
Resistencia eléctrica ( ωωωω)
1,0E+05
1,0E+06
1,0E+07
1,0E+08
1,0E+09
1,0E+10
1,0E+11
1,0E+12
1,0E+13
02
46
% M
WNT´s
Resistencia eléctrica ( ωωωω)
74
74,5 75
75,5 76
76,5 77
77,5
22,2
2,42,6
2,83
3,23
,43
,63,8
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WN
T´s
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vem
ent o
f hard
ness p
ropertie
s
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Exam
ple
resu
lt: pre
para
tion
of “
mag
netic
”co
mp
osite
(pro
ject in
co
op
era
tion
with
INA
)
Rese
arch
and te
chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials:
Develo
pm
ent o
f know
ledge-b
ase
d n
ew
mate
rials w
ith h
igh fu
nctio
nal p
ropertie
s
Possible future applications:
�M
agnetic shielding.�
Electronics and sensors.
Magnetic answ
er to low m
agnetic field with only 1-2%
wt ofnanoparticles.
Maintenance of typical properties of polym
er: flexibility,viscoleasticity,injectability...
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Centre
for C
om
puta
tional S
imula
tion:
�22 people: 6 P
hD, 13 researchers/technicians and 3 research
scholars�
4 large severs for intensive computation, 2 of them
with 32
Gb
RA
M and 8 C
PU
s each, plus a series of medium
size servers for the sim
ulations with standard requirem
ents�
CA
D-dedicated w
orkstations for pre and post-processing
Rese
arch
and te
chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials:
Support ce
ntre
s
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Rese
arch
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chnolo
gy lin
e in
Mate
rials:
Support ce
ntre
s
Mate
rials la
bora
tory
:
�12 people: 4 P
hD, 6 researchers/technicians
and 2 research scholars
�M
echanical lab
�C
hemical lab
�E
lectrical lab
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EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
INS
TR
ON
Dynam
ic Machine up to 25kN
of load, 100Hz,
with D
yn
am
ic E
xte
ns
om
ete
r and Clim
atic
Ch
am
be
r in
the range of –70ºC to 250ºC
.
Dynam
ic and fatigue tests
INS
TR
ON
Bia
xia
l Dyn
am
ic M
ach
ine
up to 100kN
of load,
750Nm
of torque, 50Hz and B
iaxia
l Ex
ten
so
me
ter.
Dynam
ic and fatigue tests
MT
S S
tatic Machine (high displacem
ent for plastic and
rubbers) up to 100kN of load
and C
lima
tic C
ha
mb
er in the
range of –70ºC to 250ºC
.
Material C
haracterization tests on materials at
different temperatures: tensile test, com
pression test,
bending, ...).
ZW
ICK
Static M
achine up to 5kN of load, w
ith op
tica
l
ex
ten
so
me
ter and C
lima
tic C
ha
mb
er in the range of
–90ºC to 270ºC
.
Material C
haracterization tests on materials at
different temperatures: tensile test, com
pression test,
bending, ...).
High Load C
apacity Static M
achines up to 20
0 k
N a
nd
10
00
kN
of lo
ad
, and 25 Hz of frequency
. S
tatic tests
DM
A M
etravib 450+: up to 4
50
N d
ina
mic
mo
de
, 300
N
sta
tic m
od
e, 1
00
0H
z; 0
.001
-3m
m d
isp
lac
em
en
t M
aterial visco-elastic Properties
Mech
anica
l tests: m
ate
rial le
vel
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Mech
anica
l tests: co
mponent le
vel
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
Hig
h S
pe
ed
Ca
me
ra (up to 1000 image per second,
resolution 1280 x 1024 píxeles (1024 record images),
monochrom
atic, mem
ory of 1.28 GB
)
Test m
onotirization and crack growth fatigue test.
Infra
rred
Th
erm
og
rap
hy C
am
era
in the temperature
range of: [-20º to 100 ºC], [0º to 250ºC
] and [120 to
900ºC], accurate of +
2 ºC)
Tem
perature test and determination of the hottest
points in specimens and com
ponents.
INS
TR
ON
Te
stin
g B
en
ch
of 3x4m dim
ensions with
portico-tool and three line
al a
ctu
ato
rs (up to 25 and 50 kN
of load) and a rota
ry a
ctu
ato
r (up to 400Nm
of torque)
Static, D
ynamic, F
atigue and Funtional T
ests.
SE
RV
OS
IS T
es
ting
Ben
ch
of 1.5x2m dim
ensions with
portico-tool and three line
al a
ctu
ato
rs (up to 50 y 100 kN
of load).
Static, D
ynamic, F
atigue and Funtional T
ests.
Tool
Tool
Axial
Actuator
Rotary
Actuator
Component
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Mech
anica
l tests: su
rface
chara
cterisa
tion a
nd a
gein
g
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
CA
PA
BIL
ITIE
S
PL
INT
77
Trib
om
ete
r M
aterial Tribological C
haracterization
Ru
go
sim
ete
r / pe
rfilom
ete
r Ta
lys
urf i1
20
(1mm
vertical
range / 16nm
resolution / 120mm
horizontal traverse /
0.50um
/ 120m
m straightness error / 0.125um
horizontal
data spa
cing / 450mm
motorized colum
n)
Surface F
inish and Contour
Measurem
ent
Th
erm
al S
ho
ck
Ch
am
be
r (from -80ºC
to 220ºC)
Therm
al shock resistance Analysis
Clim
atic C
hamber (from
-70ºC to 180ºC
/ -25ºC to 150ºC
(UV
rays) / -40ºC to150ºC
/ 20ºC to 350 ºC
) C
limatic resista
nce Analysis
Co
rros
ion
Alte
rna
ting
Ch
am
be
r (Salt F
og alternating with
tem
perature (-20ºC to 50ºC
) and humidity (0-100%
); 1000 l.
of volume)
Clim
atic resistance and C
orrosion
Analysis
Clim
atic cham
ber for Xe
no
n te
st
Horizontal E
xposure area of 3000cm2
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Chem
ical ch
ara
cterisa
tion
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
Atom
ic emision spectom
eter by inductively coupled plasm
a ICP
with s
olid
sta
te d
ete
cto
r and spark
Elem
ental determination of
metals
An
aly
ze
r of C
arb
on
an
d S
ulfu
r C
hemical characterization of
cast and iron G
rap
hite
Fu
rna
ce A
tom
ic A
bs
orp
tion
S
pectometer w
ith Z
ee
ma
n corrector and
so
lid
au
tos
am
ple
r,
Elem
ental determination of
metals. D
irect analysis without
sample preparation
Fourier Infrared S
pectometer (F
TIR
) Q
ualitative analysis D
iferential scaning calorimeter ( D
SC
), po
we
r c
om
pe
sa
tion
and h
ea
t flux
Therm
al characterization of m
aterials T
hermogravim
etric analyzer (TG
A)
Max tem
perature: 1000ºC
Inverted microscopes, 1000x, m
ec
han
ica
l s
tag
e, DIC
M
icrostrutural Materials
characterization F
RX
for coating thikness, hardness... C
haracterizacion of coatings
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tial. N
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Ele
ctrical ch
ara
cteriza
tion a
nd fla
me re
actio
n
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
Meg
oh
mm
ete
r T
ransversal and longitudinal electrical resistance m
easurement
DC
Pow
er supply T
ransversal and longitudinal electrical resistance m
easurement
Oscilloscope. C
urrent probes. Passive probes.
Transversal and longitudinal
electrical resistance measurem
ent S
pectrum A
nalyzer / EM
I Tes
t Receiv
er
Exam
ine the spectral composition
of some electrical w
aveform
Vector N
etwork A
nalyzer ( VN
A)
Measures both am
plitude and phase properties
Bu
lk C
urre
nt In
jectio
n probe
(10 KH
z-400 MH
z) and cu
rren
t probe (20 Hz-
400 MH
z)
Exam
ine the spectral composition
of some electrical w
aveform
Glow
wired flam
mability equipm
ent ( GW
FI).
Glow
wired Ignitability tem
perature ( GW
IT)
Glow
wired characterization
Longitudinal electrical resistance tester Longitudinal electrical resistance tester
Bunsen B
urner for horizontal and vertical flames
Material characterization w
hen they are exposed to sm
all flames
Equipm
ent for measuring the e
lec
trom
ag
netic
s
hie
ldin
g
Range 30M
Hz-1.5G
Hz
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en
tial. N
ot to
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r writte
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ITA
contacts forR
&D
inM
aterials:
Miguel A
. Jiménez
majimenez@
ita.es
Joaquín
Góm
ez
jgomez@
ita.es