The European Ceramic Society
Laboratory sheet

Poland
Department of Composite and Ceramic Materials
Processing and characterization of constructional and functional ceramics
Director : DSc. Eng. Marcin CHMIELEWSKI
Email : marcin.chmielewski@itme.edu.pl
Phone : +48 22 835 30 41
Address : Łukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, 133 Wolczyoska St., 01-919 Warsaw, Poland
Website : www.itme.edu.pl
Research topics :
- Highly transparent ceramic materials
Preparation of transparent ceramics. The examples of our current products include: yttrium aluminium garnet, yttria and spinel ceramics with various dopings (rare earth ions or transition metals, depending on the applications), grain sizes (from submicronic to tens of micrometers) and transparency level prepared by hot-pressing, spark plasma sintering and vacuum sintering. We also offer transparent composite ceramics produced by tape casting. - Oxide nanopowder synthesis by sol-gel method and solid phase
The examples of our current products include: yttrium aluminum garnet, yttrium aluminum monoclinic, yttrium aluminum perovskite, yttrium aluminum borate, gadolinium gallium garnet, yttria with various dopings (rare earth ions or transition metals, depending on the applications).
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr. Eng. Agnieszka SZYSIAK
Tel: +48 22 835 30 41 ext. 397
Email: agnieszka.szysiak@itme.edu.pl - Bulk and porous ceramic materials
Activity of Department is focused on manufacturing and characterization of ceramics (Al2O3, ZrO2) using powder metallurgy techniques having unique mechanical properties. Special attention is devoted to the understanding of the relationship between microstructure and properties of ceramics and thus understanding mechanisms responsible for observed materials strengthening. Additionally processing of porous ceramic preforms is developed.
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr. Eng. Agata STROJNY-NEDZA
Tel: +48 22 835 30 41 ext. 411
Email: agata.strojny@itme.edu.pl
Exceptional facilities :
- Sintering under pressure stand;
- Spark Plasma Sintering apparatus;
- Laboratory tape-casting stand;
- Laboratory high-temperature vacuum furnace;
- Universal testing machine;
- Vickers hardness tester;
- High-temperature Trybotester;
- Thermal analaysis equipment (DSC-TG, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity).
Financial support programmes :
- European funds: Meranet Call 2016, Meranet Call 2019, research projects under Polish-Taiwanese cooperation.
- Regional funds: Center of Graphene and Innovative Nanotechnologies (Mazovia Fundings)
- National funds: the National Science Center, the National Centre of Research and Development (Fast Track for Small and Medium Enterprises).
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