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TU Bergakademie Freiberg Institute of Ceramics, Refractories and Composite Materials
Research and development of sustainable materials, key components inclusive pilot-upscaling as well as new and hybrid technologies for high temperature processes; From the fundamentals to the applied research
Director : Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christos C. Aneziris
Email : christos.aneziris@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Phone : +49 (0) 3731 39 2505
Address : TU Bergakademie Freiberg Institute of Ceramics, Refractories and Composite Materials Agricolastr. 17 09599 FREIBERG GERMANY
Website : https://tu-freiberg.de/ikfvw
Research topics :
- Development of thermal shock and corrosion resistant ceramic materials for high temperature applications in metallurgy, cement and glass industry and power engineering (carbon containing ceramics, castables for furnace lining, insulating materials, thermal shock resistant ceramics for steel metallurgy)
- Generative manufacturing and 3D hybrid process (3D spaghetti extrusion for filter production, 3D alginate route, casting, roboflamespraying)
- 3D printing (Selective Lasersintering, Fused Filament Fabrication)
- Open-porous ceramics for high-temperature applications (molten metal filters, thermal insulating materials)
- Alkali-resistant insulating materials for the cement industry
- Refractory composite materials
- Metal-ceramic composite materials
- Further development of conventional ceramic process engineering (slip casting, extrusion, uniaxial pressing, isostatic pressing)
- Development and application of recent ceramic technologies (pressure slip casting, pulsating CIP, flame spraying, electrospinning)
- Electrification of high temperature processes via plasma burners, microwaves or hybrid firing techniques
Reasearch Groups:
Research Group Refractory Materials
- Research Topics: Refractory castables (oxide-based, carbon-bonded), Shaped refractory products, Metallurgical applications (Steel, Aluminium, Titanium, Copper), Applications in the Ceramic, Cement, Glass industry and Gasifiers, Planning and design of key refractory components
- Group leader: Dr.-Ing. Steffen Dudczig
- Email: steffen.dudczig@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Research Group Composite Materials
- Research Topics: MMC, CMC, Fibre-reinforced composites, Particle-reinforced composites, Multilayer composites, Lightweight structures, Abrasion resistant composites, Corrosion resistant composites
- Group leader: Dr.-Ing. Christian Weigelt
- Email: christian.weigelt@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Research Group Ceramic Materials
- Research Topics: Alkali resistant ceramics, Porous ceramics (reticulated foam ceramics, foam glass, calcium silicates), Applications (Metal melt filtration, Diesel soot filtration, Sound insulation, Thermal insulation, Crash Absorber)
- Group leader: Dr.-Ing. Nora Brachhold
- Email: nora.brachhold@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Research Group Ceramic Technologies
- Research Topics: Processing, Pressing (Uniaxial, CIP), Extrusion, Casting (Slip, Pressure slip, Castable technology), Flame spraying (manual, automated), Additive manufacturing, Generative manufacturing, Electrospinning, Electrophoresis, Coating, Paper technology, Alginate technology, Thermal treatment
- Group leader: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Gehre
- Email: patrick.gehre@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Research Group Analysis
- Research Topics: FIB-SEM, SEM/EBSD, SEM/EDX, P-SEM, Microfocus X-Ray CT, HT-XRD, DSC/TG, DTA, Carbon and Suphur analysis, Spark spectrometry
- Group leader: Dr.-Ing. Gert Schmidt
- Email: gert.schmidt@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Research Group Testing
- Research Topics: Physical properties Rheological properties, Mechanical properties, Elastic properties, Thermomechanical properties (RUL, CIC, HMOR, Creep), Thermophysical properties (Thermal conductivity, Dilatometry, HMOE, Refractoriness)
- Group leader: Dr.-Ing. Jana Hubálková
- Email: jana.hubalkova@ikfvw.tu-freiberg.de
Exceptional facilities :
High Temperature Testing Facilities
- Induction Steel Casting Facility (up to 100 kg steel), RUL, CIC, TCT, HMOR, HT-MOE, Corrosion Resistance Testing, Oxidation Resistance Testing
Additive Manufacturing Facilities
- SLS, FFF including filament manufacturing, Robogelcasting, Gelcasting, Direct Mechanical Extrusion, Electrospinning
Manufacturing Facilities in semi-industrial scale
- Pressure Slip Casting, Slip Casting, Extrusion, Uniaxial Pressing, CIP, Flame Spraying, Flame Spraying Robot
Furnace Facilities
- Debinding Furnaces, Chamber and Tube Furnaces up to 1700 °C, Gas-fired Furnace up to 1100 °C, Graphite-lined Sintering Furnaces
Microstructural Analysis Devices
- FIB-SEM, SEM/EBSD, SEM/EDX; PSEM, CT, HT-XRD, LSM
Financial support programmes :
- Regional funding: SAB (Saxony Development Bank, Sächsische Aufbaubank – Förderbank)
- National funding: DFG (German Research Foundation), BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), BMWi (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy), IGF (Industrial Collective Research), ZIM (Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises), Foundation Industry Research
- European funding: /
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