The European Ceramic Society

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France

Laboratory for ThermoStructural Composites

An academic/industrial joint research unit on Ceramic-matrix Composites

Director : Gerard L . VIGNOLES

Email : vinhola@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Phone : +33 5 56 84 47 00

Address : 3, Allée La Boétie – F33600 PESSAC, France

Website : https://www.lcts.cnrs.fr

Research topics :

 

·         Name: Processing methods

Contact information:

Contact name : Dr. Laurence Maillé

Tel :

Email: maille@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Contact information:

Contact name : Dr. Georges Chollon

Tel :

Email: chollon@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Structural and chemical characterizations

Contact name : Dr. Hervé Plaisantin

Email: plaisantin@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Testing and materials performances

Contact name : Pr. Francis Rebillat

Email: rebillat@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

 

  • Modelling and numerical simulation

Contact name : Dr. Guillaume Couégnat

Email: couegnat@lcts.u-bordeaux.fr

Exceptional facilities :

  • Mechanical testing with simultaneous exposure to heat fluxes and oxidizing/corrosive gases

  • In-situ testing under X-ray synchrotron: mechanical, thermal and mechanical, ablation torch stages

  • In-situ testing under E-SEM: mechanical, thermal, with reactive gases

  • High-pressure corrosion vessel

  • Arc image and laser high-flux testing stages

  • Gas-phase and liquid-phase infiltration reactors

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: Horizon Europe projects

  • Regional fundings: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine projects

  • National fundings : ANR ASTRID projects

Any other relevant information :

Joint unit of CNRS, University of Bordeaux, CEA and Safran Ceramics with 36+ years of existence.

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