The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet

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 :
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Mechanical testing with simultaneous exposure to heat fluxes and oxidizing/corrosive gases
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In-situ testing under X-ray synchrotron: mechanical, thermal and mechanical, ablation torch stages
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In-situ testing under E-SEM: mechanical, thermal, with reactive gases
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High-pressure corrosion vessel
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Arc image and laser high-flux testing stages
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Gas-phase and liquid-phase infiltration reactors
Financial support programmes :
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European funding: Horizon Europe projects
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Regional fundings: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine projects
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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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