The European Ceramic Society

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France

Mines Saint-Etienne, Laboratoire Georges Friedel (LGF, UMR CNRS 5307)

Research on ceramic materials in the Material Science and Mechanical Engineering Center

Director : Guillaume Kermouche

Email : kermouche@emse.fr

Phone : +33 (0)4 77 42 00 74

Website : https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/lgf/

Research topics :

  • Fabrication processes for different applications: ceramics for biomedical applications, design/handicraft, energy, defence       

Shaping by additive manufacturing (robocasting, FDM) and conventional and microwave sintering to obtain architectured materials     

Study of technical ceramics (calcium phosphate, alumina, zirconia, nuclear ceramics) and traditional ceramics (porcelain)

Understanding the microwave/materials interactions to optimize microwave sintering: study of the influence of the material (composition, microstructure) on the heating and sintering by microwave, measurement of dielectric properties at high temperatures in a specific microwave device

 

  • Infusion of liquid phase in porous ceramics to produce composites

Follow-up of the infusion of liquid resin in macroporous ceramics and characterization of the permeability

Exceptional facilities :

  • Different microwave instrumented cavities (multimode and single-mode) working under controlled atmospheres
  • Specific microwave device dedicated to measurement of dielectric properties

Financial support programmes :

  • European fundings: EURAD
  • National fundings: ANR
  • Partnerships with companies (ANDRA, Solcera, Bony)

Any other relevant information :

Latest news

20 JECS Trust grants available to attend the CERAMIC AM SUMMIT!

The Ceramic AM Summit will be organised by DKG from 30th June to 2nd July 2025 at WISTA Eventcenter in Berlin, Germany.

Apr 8, 2025
Platinum Internship Programme at CGCRI!

As a part of the platinum jubilee celebration, CSIR-CGCRI is proud to announce the ‘PLATINUM Internship Award’ to invite young undergraduates to gain from the knowledge and experience of accomplished scientists by working at CSIR-CGCRI and to inspire them to pursue S&T as a career. This is meant to be a preparatory phase for young interns to imbibe the spirit of inquiry and learn the tools and techniques of research during their stay at CSIR-CGCRI.

Apr 2, 2025

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