Polymers and Composites analysis and caracterisation

Advanced characterization of polymers and composites

Detailed understanding of the structure and properties of polymers, thermoplastics, and composites to optimize your final products or explain their failures

Structural analysis: microscopy, rate of polymerization, crystallinity, molecular orientation of polymer chains

Chemical analyses: nature and proportion of components (EDX, DRX, DSC, TGA, etc.) and surfaces (XPS, FTIR, etc.)

Thermal analyses: phase changes, degradation, oxidation, dilatation, pyrolysis

Mechanical analyses: hardness, density, fatigue, aging

Assessments: failure analysis, aging, reverse engineering, non-destructive testing

Thermal analysis of materials and manufacturing processes

Analyzing the thermal properties of your solid and liquid materials in the laboratory or on site, under conditions closest to the process

Volume and thermal expansion: PVT measurements for thermosetting polymers and thermoplastics, chemical shrinkage, evolution of a resin’s thermomechanical properties

Kinetic models: identifying parameters, polymerization, crystallization, vulcanization, kinetic reactions of glues

Conductivity, effusivity, diffusivity: thermal resistance, thermal conductivity of anisotropic composite materials

Rheology: viscosity of reactive systems, rheograms, measurements on complex fluids

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Thermal instrumentation and multiphysics modeling of processes

Optimizing your machines’ performance and settings by digitally modeling your industrial processes

Instrumentation: thermal mapping, temperature differences in products, experimental benches, and custom sensors

Simulation and modeling: product/machine temperature prediction, thermo-kinetic digital models

Curing optimization: optimal temperature cycles, topology optimization, optimizing process settings (making reductions in temperature, cycle time, energy consumption, etc.)

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Durability and aging of composite materials

Studying the resistance of your monolithic and sandwich composite structures in operating conditions: temperature, humidity, fatigue, creep, etc.

Custom tests and instrumentation: fiber optics, strain gauges, force sensors, displacement sensors, image correlation

Fatigue of composite structures: tensile, bending and compression testing, fracture surface analysis, fatigue limit

Aging of composites: testing in extreme conditions and in a marine environment; thermal, UV, and hygrothermal aging

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Reusing and recycling polymers and composites

Assisting your ecological transition by identifying the processes for sorting, recycling and reusing polymers and composites that are adapted to your use.

Ecodesign: how incorporated recycled materials impact product characterizations

Sorting and separation: benchmarking, separating multi-material assemblies, feasibility tests

Physicochemical and thermal properties of fibers and recycled materials for reuse in classic processes

Benchmarking and tests: searching for recycled or recyclable materials that can substitute your materials

Adding value: studying the reutilization of carbon fibers for energy; construction and civil engineering; industry

Advanced characterization for additive manufacturing

Making the 3D printing process reliable: understanding interface phenomena, improving adhesion, reducing the finished product’s residual constraints

Physicochemical characterization: microstructural and chemical composition, porosity, hardness, adhesion, crystalline interface structures

Thermal characterization: density, specific heat, thermal conductivity, rheology of polymers

Printing processes: custom test benches, metrology, thermal uniformity, optimizing the adhesion of high-temperature plastic strings

Simulation and modeling: FFF and AFP processes, adhesion prediction

Durability and aging: hygro-thermo-mechanical testing, UV aging, TGA, mechanical characterization