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AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow - Department of Ceramic and Refractory Materials
Technology of powders and sintered carbides, borides and nitrides
Director : Prof. DSc. Eng. Agnieszka GUBERNAT
Email : gubernat@agh.edu.pl
Phone : +48 12 6173696
Address : AGH University of Science and Technology Faculty of Material Science and Ceramic Department of Ceramic and Refractory Materials 2 Akademicka St., Building B8, 30-059 Kraków
Website : http://kcimo.pl
Research topics :
- Special synthesis methods, i.e. Self-propagating High Temperature Synthesis SHS, synthesis from elements using specific carbon substrates e.g. phenol-formaldehyde resins, expanded graphite or graphene
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr Eng. Dariusz ZIENTARA
Tel : +48 12 6172497
Email: zientara@agh.edu.pl - Obtaining single-phase sinters by solid state sintering, activated sintering or liquid phase sintering
Contact information:
Contact name : Prof. DSc. Eng. Agnieszka GUBERNAT
Tel : +48 12 6173696
Email: gubernat@agh.edu.pl - Obtaining particulate composites with carbide, boride and nitride matrix and carbide or boride inclusions. Modification of mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of these composites i.e. hardness, strength, fracture toughness, abrasion, thermal and electrical conductivity
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr Eng. Kamil KORNAUS
Tel : +48 12 6173696
Email: kornaus@agh.edu.pl - Research on computer simulations of stress state in materials. Quantitative analysis of microstructure in single-phase materials and composites
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr. Eng. Grzegorz GRABOWSKI
Tel : +48 12 6173696
Email: grzegorz.grabowski@agh.edu.pl - Special techniques for forming raw materials, i.e. slip and gel casting, filter pressing. Obtaining stable suspensions
Contact information:
Contact name : DSc. Eng. Łukasz ZYCH
Tel : +48 12 6172480
Email: lzych@agh.edu.pl
Exceptional facilities :
- cold isostatic press;
- hot isostatic press and hot press;
- high temperature furnace (up to 2300C);
- high temperature dilatometer (up to 2300C);
- DLS particle size measurements Zetasizer;
- mercury porosimeters;
- BET specific surface area analyser.
Financial support programmes :
- National funds: the National Centre for Research and Development and the National Science Centre.
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