Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Institute of Materials Science and Technology INTEMA Structural Composite Materials Group Exequiel Rodriguez/ erodriguez@fi.mdp.edu.ar Ariel Stocchi, Juan Morán
Mar del Plata 400 Km south from Buenos Aires Population: 650 K Mean T : 20 summer 9 winter
Mar del Plata Economy Fishing industry Tourism Textile industry
33 graduate and 35 post-graduate schools 9 faculties 23000 students 33 graduate and 35 post-graduate schools 9 faculties Architecture, Agricultural Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Work, Law, Humanities, Psychology and Engineering
INTEMA Personnel: 200 (researchers, phd students, technicians) Facilities: 10.000 m2 Research: Ceramics, Metals, Electrochemistry and Corrosion, Welding and Fractomecanics, Polymers, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Composite Materials
Structural Composite Materials Design, processing and structural integrity of composites made of polymers reinforced with different fibers (natural, glass, carbon) for different structural applications - 6 Researchers - 6 Phd students - 2 technicians - 12 interns
Structural Composite Materials Labs Synthesis and physicochemical characterization Processing
Structural Composite Materials Labs Life performance NDT and simulation
Structural Composite Materials Areas of interest Aerospace Wind Energy Oil & Gas
Structural Composite Materials Some projects Study of microcraking in multiaxial composite materials Development of new ablative resistant composite for rocket engine protection New toughened thermosetting resin modified with block copolymers for Out of Autoclave applications High temperature resistant pressure vessels and pipes based on CFRP and GFRC Processing of natural fiber composites: study of permeability and mechanical properties Simulation of the degradation process of composite materials by Artificial Neural Network
Structural Composite Materials Equipment Physicochemical characterization: DSC, DMA, FTIR, RX, TGA, Reometer, DTA, UV-visible, SEM, optical microscopes Mechanical characterization: Instron 500 Kg and 3 Tn (buying) Procesing: Hydraulic press, filament winding, infusion, autoclave (soon) NDT: ultrasound, acoustic emission, thermografic camera