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Composite & Smart Materials Laboratory (CSML)

URL: csmlab.materials.uoi.gr
Tel.: (+30) 265100-8001, 9024
Fax: (+30)-265100-8054
Installation:   Building of Materials Science Engineers, University Campus of Ioannina
Director: A.S. Paipetis
Personnel
Research
Equipment
Education
Faculty members Senior researchers
  • L. Tzounis
  • Κ. Tsirka
Other researchers (postgraduate students)
  • Μ. Kosarli
  • G. Foteinidis
  • Α. Polymerou
  • G. Karalis
  • C. Mytafides
  • Ι. Vareli
  • L. Koutsotolis
  • Κ. Garavela
  • S. Orfanidis
Research interests

The Composite and smart Materials Laboratory has attracted funding of approximately 3M €, almost in total (> 97%) from competitive research projects and private collaborations. More details are available at the lab web page.
  • Experimental study of composite materials as well as study of their micromechanical and macromechanical behavior.
  • Research in the field of composite and smart materials and structures, from their microscopic to macroscopic response to thermomechanical and / or environmental stresses.
  • Development and characterization of smart and multifunctional composite materials with multiple functionalities simultaneously or not (eg thermoelectric properties, EMI shielding, self-healing, monitoring of structural integrity, etc.)
  • Development of control and activation systems as well as technologies for their integration in advanced composite materials / constructions with the aim of optimizing the system: Construction - Response - Structural Integrity.
  • Projects – Funding – Collaborations The Composite and smart Materials Laboratory has attracted funding of approximately 3M €, almost in total (> 97%) from competitive research projects and private collaborations. More details at http://csmlab.materials.uoi.gr/index.php/en/ .
Equipment & facilities

Manufacturing facilities
  • Roll-to-roll line(R2R)
Manufacturing Processes
  • Fiber Chopper, Chopcot®T5
  • Hydraulic hot press
  • Hand lamination
  • Vacuum and infusion
  • Vacuum ovens
  • High temperature ovens
  • Grinding and polishing system
  • Cutting machine
Mixing and dispersion
  • Hielscher - UP400S –Sonicator tip
  • Dispermat AE, VMA-GETZMANN GMBH dissolver equipped with Τorus mill
  • Laboratory stirrer designed for simple stirring tasks for quantities up to 15 l (H2O). Speed range of 0/30 - 2000 rpm..
  • Cooling circulator - 5 liter water bath, with temperature adjustment from -30 to 100C
Characterisation & Testing Facilities
  • Spectroscopy
    • Phenom Pharos Desktop SEM, Thermo Fisher SCIENTIFIC
    • Raman Confocal Microscope 514 / 785nm laser line, Labram HR –Horiba micro Raman system
    • Agilent 4300 Handheld Portable FTIR
  • Optical Microscopy
    • Nikon Microphot 84
Nanomorphology – Nanometrology, Surface Characterisation
  • Innova AFM
  • Contact Angle Goniometer, Ossila
Electrical characterization equipment
  • Dielectric Spectroscopy
    • ΜFIA, 500 kHz / 5 MHz Impedance Analyzer, 0.05% basic accuracy
    • Advanced Dielectric Thermal Analysis System (DETA-SCOPE) by ADVISE. Excitation voltage 10 V. Frequency range 0.01 Hz to 1MHz
  • EMI Shielding infrastructure – Set up, P9372A Keysight Streamline USB Vector Network Analyzer, 9 GHz
  • Four-probe sheet resistance & electrical conductivity meter
Thermoelectric materials and thermoelectric generator (TEG) characterization
  • Thermal gradient stage with PLC controlled Peltier for thermoelectric material measurements (-20oC to 200oC)
  • Hot plates and Voltage/ Current multimeters (Agilent 34401A6½) for thermoelectric generator (TEG) characterization
Mechanical Testing
  • Universal Servo-electric Testing Machine, JINAN TESTING EQUIPMENT IE CORPORATION, tensile, compression and bending, 100kN/2kN load cells equipped
  • Fatigue Testing Machine, Instron 8801, up to ±100 kN (22,500 lbf) axial force capacity for static and fatigue loads, Equipped with external video extensometer
  • High temperature fatigue graded oven, Instron SFL 3119-400 Series Temperature Controlled Chambers -100 to +350°C
  • Impact Testing Machine, Instron Ceast 9340
  • Compression after Impact
  • Custom made ballistics chamber
  • Minitester by Fulam USA for quasistatic and fatigue (yp to 2Hz) tensile, compressive and bending measurements (2N, 45N, 450N, 4.5KN load cells)
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and non-destructive Testing (NDT) equipment
  • Imaging platform for multi-material Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)., Dolphicam2
  • IR Camera-Flir A6751 MWIR, Accuracy ≤100°C (≤212°F) ±2°C (±3.6°F) accuracy (±1°C/1.8°F typical), >100°C ±2% of reading (±1% typical) , Detector Type FLIR indium antimonide (InSb)
  • Dual Channel Acoustic emission system by Physical Acoustics equipped with R15 and pico sensors and AE win operating system. Noesis Software for Data analysis and clustering
Support of students' laboratories
  • Materials Laboratory VII: Composite Materials (8th semester)
  • Materials characterization techniques-Analytical Techniques – ΙΙ - Master of Science in Chemistry and Technology of Materials
  • Advanced Composites: Durability and Non-Destructive Testing - Master of Science in Technologies of Advanced Materials
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