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
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust is 31st May 2025
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before end of July 2025. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2025 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before August 2025.
12th March - International Day of Ceramics!
Dear Ceramic Community,
We are pleased to announce that March 12, 2025, marks the first-ever International Day of Ceramics!
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