Aluminium
SINTEF provides expertise across the aluminium value chain, from production to product development. Aluminium’s low weight, corrosion resistance, and strength make it a key construction material worldwide.
Materials
SINTEF offers world-leading expertise in the field of materials technology. Our research covers the entire value chain, from ores and raw materials, state-of-the-art and environmentally-friendly production processes, to casting and moulding, assembly, and other advanced production processes. State-of-the-art characterisation methods are used to determine the structure of materials and the properties of products.The properties of materials and the performance of products can be analyzed with state-of-the-art laboratories and modelling facilities.
Research areas within materials
Biomass and biomaterials
SINTEF has many activities related to processing and utilization of marine- and land-based biomass. Research on land-based biomass mainly focus on the use of residues from agriculture and forestry as raw materials for production of bio-based...
Batteries
SINTEF performs research covering large parts of the battery value chain.
Building Materials
We develop new, sustainable building materials in collaboration with the construction industry.
Composite and polymer materials
SINTEF has expertise throughout the entire value chain from manufacturing to finished product for all types of plastics such as thermoplastics, thermoplastics, plastics composites, elastomers and gels.
Electrotechnical-, micro- and nanomaterials
Our research on advanced materials and nanotechnology contributes to solutions to major societal challenges and provides new business opportunities.
Materials properties, characterisation and utilization
SINTEF unites world-leading expertise in understanding of material properties, to the requirements of the end-products characteristics.
Metallic materials
SINTEF has expertise along the entire value chain from manufacturing to product for most industrial metals and metal alloys.
Minerals and critical raw materials
With the green and digital transition, the demand for various minerals is increasing. We need to extract, recycle, and recover more.
