Design of materials for severe environment

Bulk and composite ceramics at high TRL

Principal investigators: Diletta Sciti, Frédéric Monteverde, Laura Esposito, Elena Landi

Involved personnel: Francesco Miccio, Valentina Medri, Valentina Biasini, Laura Silvestroni, Luca Zoli, Jan Hostasa, Annalisa Natali Murri, Elettra Papa, Pietro Galizia, Antonio Vinci, Simone Failla, Federico Saraga, Daniele Dalle Fabbriche, Cesare Melandri, Claudio Capiani, Andreana Piancastelli, Mauro Mazzocchi

We produce structural and functional ceramics for extreme applications, including oxides, nitrides, carbides and borides of transition metals, in form of monoliths or composites. Composites are considered ceramic matrix materials containing:

ceramic or metallic particles;
whiskers;
ceramic chopped or continuous fibers.

Materials can be completely dense or with tailored porosity, depending on the required application.
We develop the technologies and the processes (synthesis, powder treatment, shaping, sintering, chemical consolidation, surface treatment, coating, joints) up to the prototypal phase on a lab scale, or even products suitable to be tested on bench rig or real scale under severe conditions. We investigate the correlations among microstructure, mechanical properties and functional properties.

Application fields: mechanics, transports, aerospace, solar thermodynamic, anti-wear.

Processes & Equipments

Carbides, nitrides and oxides for anti-wear/anti-corrosion engineer applications
Poli-functional ceramics
Fiber-reinforced damage tolerant UHTCMC for aerospace, transport, nuclear
UHTC for aerospace
UHTC for solar thermodynamic
Dual ceramic composites
High entropy UHTC
Boron carbide and composites for ballistic
Synthesis of nano-boride powders
Geopolymer composites for thermos-structural applications
Transparent polycrystalline materials

Main collaboration

University of Naples Federico II
CNR-INO
Avio S.p.A.
Airbus Group Innovations

Projects