Manufacturing engineering and mechanical properties of plastic parts

RESEARCH

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Polymers and composites represent the largest and fastest-growing area of materials for engineering and other structurally-demanding applications. The goal of our research group is to develop computational and experimental tools usable in design, optimization, selection, and evaluation of polymeric materials for such applications. The research initiatives in our group focus on determining what morphology, geometric singularities, and processing conditions govern the engineering performance of polymers. Our research group utilizes advanced experimental techniques to probe the mechanical behavior of polymeric materials. These facilities allows for investigations of polymer behavior in multi-axial stress states and different loading conditions.

The current specific research lines are outlined below

• Evaluation and simulation of damage and mechanical behavior of Plastic Pipes and Liners for gas and crude transportation.

• Melt And Solid Tribology of PP/micro and nanocomposites Injected Parts

• Constitutive modeling of the large deformation response of polymers from low to high strain rates.

• Analysis of the failure behavior of plastic products for safety relevant applications in the ductile to brittle transition region.

• Simulation and determination of optimal processing parameters for the manufacturing of injection molded plastic parts

• Nanomechanical characterization of polymeric films and coatings .

• Mechanical behavior of biomaterials for bones and cartilages implants.