Special Materials Applied Research & Technology Group

Development of:

(1) Innovative materials processing technologies based on reactive milling and complex plasma powder processing ( synthesis of: novel super-hard materials, nanopowders, hydrogen storage materials, deformable MAX phase conducting ceramics, advanced metal matrix composites, reduction of minerals)

(2) Innovative electric discharge compaction and sintering of powders

(3) Special purpose shape memory alloys (advanced ferrous and non-ferrous)