Behavior of materials and surfaces under extreme conditions

In particular, it enables the study of surface characteristics (topology, mechanical properties, microstructure etc.) at different scales through its Morphomeca platform, the tribological behavior of these surfaces with the Tribex platform, the behavior of materials at temperature (Stam) and at high strain rates (Plateforme Dynamique Rapide) and finally the behavior of polymeric and biological materials on the SoftMat platform.

This platform enables us to cover a very wide range of materials/surfaces at different scales (microscopic to macroscopic) with specific equipment (Nano indentation, SEM, interferometer, tribometer, microtomograph, Hopkinsons bars, ultra-fast camera, fast infrared thermography,.....) and by associating the skills of experts to it.

This platform is consequently widely associated with research activities whether academic or industrial.

This plateau continues to develop through the RITMEA project co-financed under the contrat de plan État Région (CPER 2021-2027) and the PO Féder. (2021 - 2027).

mechanics, thermal, dynamics, crash, tribology, surface, characterization, shaping, impact, friction, wear, metallic, polymer, composite, biological, behavior law.

• Platform Morphomeca: Morphological analysis of surfaces from decimetric to nanometric scales
• Platform Stam: Characterization of materials at high temperatures
• Platform Tribex: Characterization of friction and wear under extreme conditions
• Platform SoftMat: Characterization of soft materials and structures (polymers, gel, bone) at different speeds and temperatures
• Dynamic Platform: Characterization dynamic behavior of materials and structures up to 5000s-1 from -100°c to 600°c, non-contact measurement by image correlation and stereocorrelation, dynamic infrared temperature measurement

Characterization of glass fiber-filled polymers for impact (Dynamic Platform) , analysis of fiber orientations by microtomography (SoftMat Platform).

Structural adhesive characterization for crash (Dynamic Platform), DMA viscoelastic characterization (SoftMat Platform), fractured surface morphology analysis (Morphomeca Platform)