Materials for aviation and transport

The team's research concentrates on the design of innovative material solutions used in modern aircraft constructions and transport. It is applied research, which includes design, manufacturing, microstructure and properties characteristics, as well as practical use of materials in the aviation and transport sectors.

Research topics

Surface treatments

  • Production of TiN layers on nanocrystalline titanium substrates by the PACVD method;
  • Production of NiTi layer on nanocrystalline/ultra-fine grained nickel 200 substrate by the hybrid method, combining the PVD and PACVD processes;
  • Production of CrN layers on substrate nickel superalloys, e.g., IN 740, 740H, IN 718 and IN625 by the PACVD method;
  • Production of heat-resistant layers from the Ti-Al-N system on substrate titanium alloys or Ni-Al-Zr/Hf on substrate nickel alloys by the CVD method;
  • Designing new ceramic barriers modified with rare earth elements such as lanthanum for hot parts of aircraft engines;

Incremental techniques and thermal, thermo-chemical treatments

  • Production of CrN layers on nickel superalloys, e.g., IN 740, 740H, IN 718 and IN625 by the PACVD method;
  • Production of heat-resistant layers from the Ti-Al-N system on titanium alloys or Ni-Al-Zr/Hf on nickel alloys by the CVD method
  • Designing new ceramic barriers modified with rare earth elements such as lanthanum for hot parts of aircraft engines;

Precision casting:

  • Monitoring the manufacturing process of ceramic shell molds used for aircraft engine parts
  • Development and optimization of rheological properties of slurries used for obtaining ceramic shell molds
  • Developing a new technology for cleaning shell molds and composition of washing liquids
  • Development of new constructions and material solutions of slurries and shell molds characterized by higher mechanical strength, higher heat resistance and higher gas permeability
  • Studies of properties of shell molds after wax burnout heating and annealing
  • Development of quick drying methods for ceramic materials using IR radiation
  • Thermal imaging studies of drying and cooling processes of shell molds
  • Development of a robotic drying chamber for shell molds

Plastic deformation

  • Analysis of plastic deformation instability phenomena in nickel superalloys (Inconels) and aluminum alloys,
  • Shape analysis of thin-wall axisymmetric elements made of nickel superalloys in the rotational molding process,
  • Analysis of heat treatment parameters on the mechanical properties of Inconel 718 and 625 alloys,
  • Analysis of the microstructure of plastic deformation in a severely deformed material,
  • Development of technological guidelines of laser assisted shear forming of nickel superalloys used in aviation,
  • Development of tilts with increased cut resistance for trucks
  • Development of composite trucks construction with reduced weight and higher mechanical strength.
     

Research offer

  • Chemical composition analysis (XRF),
  • Phase composition and internal stress analysis (XRD),
  • Microstructure studies (SEM),
  • Mechanical strength tests of dense and porous materials,
  • Preparation and testing of ceramic properties of slurries,
  • Research on rheological properties of slurries,
  • Gas permeability studies of porous materials (50 - 1550⁰C),
  • Particle size analysis,
  • Liquids surface tension tests,
  • Thermal imaging studies of drying and cooling processes.
     

Research infrastructure

Equipment for materials characterization

  • Microscopic observations
    • Light microscope (Nikon Epiphot 200)
    • Light microscope (Carl Zeiss Axio Scope) equipped with light field (BF), dark field (DF) module, differential contrast (DIC) and differential interference contrast in circular polarization (DIC-R)
  • Materials degradation
    • Potentiometer with impedance testing module (AutoLab PGSTAT 302N)
    • Salt chamber for cyclic tests (ClimaCORR Test Cabinet CC 400-FL, VLM)
  • Hardness tests
    • Falcon 500 hardness tester

Precise 3D scanning

  • 3D scanner "ATOS for Education" (Gom)

Thermal imaging studies

  • Thermal imaging camera FLIR T1020

3D printing devices

  • 3D metal printer (M 100, EOS)
  • Sieve shaker (LPzE-2e Ø200 mm, Multiserw-Morek)
  • Sandblaster chamber Vario Basic (Renfert GmbH Company)
  • Chamber furnace (N11/HR, Nabertherm)

Equipment for powder and liquid characterization

  • Particle size analyzer (Horiba LA-950)
  • Sieve shaker A200 Control (Retsch)
  • Rheometer MCR102 (Anton Paar)
  • D-MT1A Tensiometer (POLON-IZOT)
  • Turbidimeter TurbiDirect_4a
  • A device for testing bulk density of powders

Other

  • Chamber furnace up to 1600°C (Czylok)
  • Gas-permeability stand (50 - 1550⁰C)
  • Drying IR stand
     

Projects

National collaboration

  • Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering
  • Military University of Technology
  • Rzeszów University of Technology
  • AGH University of Science and Technology
  • Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials
  • ArcelorMittal
  • SPECODLEW Sp. z o.o.
  • Pratt&Whitney Rzeszów
  • CPP Polska Sp. z o.o.
  • Miro Trans Robert Mirowski
     

International collaboration

  • Osaka University, Japan
  • Institute National Des Sciences Appliquées, Lyon, France
  • Ecole des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France
     

Contact

Professor Jarosław Mizera
22 234 87 29
jaroslaw.mizera@pw.edu.pl
Division of Materials Design