Research and Innovation Institute of Materials and Technologies

Research Institute of Materials and Technologies (RI MT) was established in 2007 in accordance with the plan of strategic development of the University for solving complex scientific and engineering tasks through interdisciplinary polytechnic approach.

Laboratory "Investigation and modeling of the structure and properties of metallic materials"

Areas of scientific activity:

Modeling of physical processes (models of rolling, welding, thermal treatment, and crystallization);
Mathematic modeling of the processes forming the microstructure of metallic alloys as a result of various influences;
Development of the models for description of dependence of metal’s final mechanical properties on the defining parameters of its microstructure;
Development of new steel grades and techniques for their processing (automobile/pipe/shipbuilding steel grades);
Development of the products with a set level of properties; development of the techniques for obtaining the materials with nanostructure;
Development of new thermoelectrical materials; reproduction of welding cycles;
Preparation of expert reviews.

Laboratory’s main partners:

OAO Severstal
FSUE Central Research Institute of Structural Materials “Prometey”
OAO "Hi-tech Research Institute of Inorganic Materials named after Academician A.A. Bochvara”
Czestochowa University of Technology

Laboratory’s equipment:

Description	Technical parameters
Gleeble-3800 thermomechanical simulator
Zwick/Roell-Z100 testing machine	Max. force of 10 ton-force permits conducting the tests for tension, compression, and bending at a room temperature, with the deformatioon being measured by extensometers
Zwick/Roell-Z050 testing machine	Max. fore of 5 ton-force permits performance of tension, compression, bending tests at the temperature range of +20 and +1,100°С
Zwick/Roell RKP-450 impact testing machine	Impact energy of up to 450 joules for performance of impact elasticity tests at the temperatures of +200°С to – 85°С
Zwick/Roell ZHU 250 hardness-testing machine	Definition of hardness with the methods of Rockwell, Brinell and Vickers
CCN PolySpec spark chamber spectrometer to determine chemical composition	Chemical composition of low-alloy/chromite/chromium-nickel steels, and aluminum/copper alloys
BUEHLER MicroMet 5103 micro hardness testing machine	x500 zoom
Carl Zeiss Observer and Leica DMI5000 microscopes	Motorized stages, x1,000 zoom, panoramic images, Thixomet image analysis system
BUEHLER grinding preparation and cutting system	Precision/abrasion cutting, insertion, grinding/polishing unit, electric polishing
Tescan Mira scanning microscope	Images with high resolution (up to x300000 zoom) for organic and inorganic materials with SE, BSE, LVSTD, TE, CL and EBIC detectors; Determination of chemical composition for individual structural elements (phases) with the help of WDS and EDS detectors; Preparation of graphs for distribution of phases, pole figures; determination of average dimensions obtaining distribution of micro-and nano-crystallites in form and dimensions, analysis of interphase orientation ratios and interphase orientations with the help of EBSD detector.
Leica M125 stereo microscope	Research of macrostructure and surface of fractures

Scientific research and experiments carried out:

Physical modeling of the controlled rolling modes (jointly with OAO Severstal)
Research and modifications in the size of an austenite graine during heating and re-crystallization nickel-chrome-molybdenum steels (jointly with FGUP CNII KM Prometey)
Modeling of welding modes for high-strength steel (jointly with Lappeeranta University of Techonology)
Preparation of a thermokinetic diagram for austenite disintegration and modeling of thermal treatment (jointly with OAO Severstal-Metiz)
Diffusion welding of various materials (jointly with FGUP CNIIM)
Development of high-strength steels with nanostructural modification (jointly with FGUP CNII KM Prometey)

Main scientific developments:

The laboratory is working on development of a software pack implementing quantitative mathematic models of structure-formation processes in steels taking place during their hot rolling and accelerated cooling.

Fields of implementation for the Laboratory’s development products:

The software programs can be used in development and optimization of modes of hot rolling and thermal treatment for steels with various chemical composition.

Possibilities for commercial use:

Equipment: Scientific research, expert examinations.

Research Results: Creation of software applying mathematical models of physical processes

Contacts

Head of the Department:

Nikolay G.Kolbasnikov, DSc, Professor

tel.: +7 (812) 552-89-52

+7 (921) 369-45-31

e-mail: nikolay.kolbasnikov@gmail.com

Contact person:

Anton A.Naumov

tel.: +7 (812) 294-42-22

+7 (921) 418-73-94

e-mail: a.a.naumov@gmail.com

address:

29 Polytechnicheskaya str.,

Chemical Building,

195251, St.Petersburg, Russia