The European Ceramic Society
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Austria
Chair of Structural and Functional Ceramics, Department of Materials Science, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
Expertise on processing, sintering, electro-mechanical testing and analysis of ceramics
Director : Univ.-Prof. Dr. Raúl Bermejo
Email : karin.krasser@tugraz.at
Phone : +43 316 873 32331
Address : Franz Josef-Strasse 18, A-8700, Leoben
Website : www.isfk.at
Research topics :
Design and processing of ceramics: design, processing and characterization of layered ceramics, microstructure tailoring (texture), mechanical testing, fracture mechanics.
Dr. Raul BERMEJO
Tel: +43 3842 402 4100
Mechanical Testing of Ceramics and Weibull statistics: strength, fracture toughness, sub-critical crack growth, creep, hardness, development of test procedures for specimens with non-standard shape and components, fractographic and fracture statistical interpretation of measurements.
Dr. Tanja LUBE
Tel: +43 3842 402 4111
Fractography of advanced ceramics and components: identification of fracture initiating defects (specimens, components), microstructural investigations, failure analysis of components
Dr. Walter HARRER
Tel: +43 3842 402 4110
Modelling and characterization of electroceramics: development and application of simulation models to investigate multi-physical effects in ceramic materials (electrical-thermal-mechanical). Experimental methods to characterize properties and behaviour of electroceramic materials and components.
Dr. Peter Supancic
Tel: +43 3842 402 4109
Exceptional facilities :
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Electro-mechanical testing (micro- and macro samples). Thermographic analysis for failure detection. Contact: Josef Kreith: Tel. +43 3842-402 4113, Email: josef.kreith@unileoben.ac.at
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Processing Laboratory (Tape Casting, 3D-Printing through Stereolithography). Contact: Irina Kraleva: Tel. +43 3842-402 4112, Email: irina.kraleva@unileoben.ac.at
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: ERC - Consolidator Grant
- National fundings: FFG
Latest news
Obituary - Academician Vladimir Shevchenko
We are sorry to inform the community that Academician Vladimir Shevchenko, Fellow of ECerS, President of the Russian Ceramic Society and member of the ECerS Council, passed away on 14th May 2025.
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