High Performance P/M Metals and Composites

1. Applications
1.1. aerospace
1.2. automotive
1.3. electronics
1.4. thermal management
1.5. lighting technology
1.6. medical technology
1.7. coating technology
1.8. power engineering
1.9. chemical engineering
1.10. metal production
1.11. glass and ceramics production
1.12. high temperature furnaces and devices

2. Materials
2.1. high temperature materials (refractory metals and alloys, dispersion-strengthened materials, intermetallics)
2.2. composite materials, laminates, gradient materials
2.3. nano-structured materials
2.4. coatings
2.5. materials with high thermal conductivity or/and with low thermal expansion

3. Processes
3.1. powder production, processing and characterization
3.2. powder densification
3.3. powder consolidation
3.4. forming
3.5. near net shaping
3.6. rapid prototyping and manufacturing
3.7. surface engineering and coating processes
3.8 recycling

4. Modeling, characterization and testing
4.1. modeling of materials
4.2. modeling of stresses and deformation
4.3. modeling of component failure
4.4. micro-structural analysis
4.5. destructive material testing
4.6. non-destructive inspection methods
4.7. oxidation and corrosion testing