1. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
Institute of Materials Science and Technology INTEMA
Structural Composite Materials Group
Exequiel Rodriguez/
Ariel Stocchi, Juan Morán

2. Mar del Plata 400 Km south from Buenos Aires Population: 650 K
Mean T :
20 summer
9 winter

3. Mar del Plata
Economy
Fishing industry
Tourism
Textile industry

4. 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

5. INTEMA Personnel: 200 (researchers, phd students, technicians)
Facilities: m2
Research:
Ceramics, Metals, Electrochemistry and Corrosion, Welding and Fractomecanics, Polymers, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Composite Materials

6. 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

7. Structural Composite Materials
Labs
Synthesis and physicochemical characterization
Processing

8. Structural Composite Materials
Labs
Life performance
NDT and simulation

9. Structural Composite Materials
Areas of interest
Aerospace
Wind Energy
Oil & Gas

10. 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

11. 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