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Product development
- Materials selection and testing, as well as modification of materials
- Properties of prototypes, components and structures: Design, testing, simulation and verification. Main competence: Mechanical response.
- Selection and evaluation of manufacturing processes.
- Characterisation of microstructures, fibre orientation etc. Evaluation of damage and failure mechanisms.
Special applications of polymer and composite materials
- Oil and gas exploration (offshore, subsea, arctic climate)
- High voltage cables
- Controlled release
- Microstructured components, e.g. for medical diagnostics and microoptics-based sensors
Advanced characterisation of materials – for fundamental studies or rapid identification of materials
- Viscosity and other flow properties (rheology)
- Microstructure/morphology (microscopy, spectroscopy etc)
- Thermal properties
- Relationships between microstructure (including surface topography) and properties of materials and components
Mechanical properties and life time predictions – Testing and numerical simulations
- Tests for different stress states at various strain rates and temperatures
- Ageing and testing in extreme environments (high pressure, high temperature, aggressive chemicals, UV radiation)
- Customised tests and development of special test equipment
- Advanced instrumentation
- Fracture mechanics tests
- Development of material models and numerical simulation (FEM).
Recycling
- Possibilities with recycled materials (products, processes)
- Analysing and testing recycled materials
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