Axis 4 : Ceramics under environmental stresses

Design textured ceramic materials with original properties answering to targeted conditions of use.

Establish and master the links between both, the nano- and/or microstructures issued from the synthesized material and the sintering, and the final properties of the materials (mechanical, thermomechanical, resistance to oxidation and corrosion, optical or biological).

3 thematic groups (“Bioceramics”, “High Performance Materials” and “Thermo-mechanic of Ceramic Materials”) with activities that are mainly based on the deployment of three shared fields of competence: synthesis of specific powders/physicochemical and multiscale approach of sintering/relationships microstructure-properties of use. The global scientific process builds on three major strategic pillars: the fabrication of model materials, the modeling and simulation of sintering and of the properties of materials in conditions of use, and the development of specific characterizations of materials during their production and in operating.

Application fields: energy, optics and electronics, implantable medical devices, bone tissue engineering, transport, (aerospace).

Axis manager: Alexandre MAITRE | Tous les membres de l’axe