Multiscale Material Characterization and Composite Structures Laboratory
500 Rhodes Hall
About Research
Director
Dr. Jandro Abot
727 Rhodes Hall
(513) 556-3557
(513) 556-5038 (fax)
email: J.Abot (at) UC.edu
Overview
The Laboratory of Multiscale Material Characterization and Composite Structures is a facility that provides unique capabilities for the processing of polymeric materials and its micro/nanocomposites as well as the thermomechanical characterization of materials at scales ranging from structural to micro-scale size including the establishment of structure/property relationships, morphology studies, characterization under quasi-static, fatigue, impact, creep and hygrothermal loads and assessment of damage and failure. State-of-the art equipments include a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA); a 2.5kN tension-compression-bending loading stage with data acquisition system that can operate either as a stand-alone device or be mounted in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); a press molding machine as well as a resin transfer molding (RTM) and resin infusion (RI) systems for the processing of polymers and polymeric composites up to 450¡C from high performance 2 and 3-D reinforcements, thermoplastics and thermosets for aerospace, automotive, electronic and other applications.
Members
- Shadi Balawi
- Fei Wang
- Ayman Amara
- Harikrishna Boddu
- Albert Song
- Jeremy Hemingway
- Daniel Cuppoletti
- Charles Barbour
L to R, standing: Hari Boddu, Albert Song, Fei Wang, Charles Barbour; sitting: Ayman Amara, Jandro Abot, Shadi Balawi; not pictured: Jeremy Hemingway, Kevin Harsley, Daniel Cuppoletti
Equipment
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Processing and Manufacturing Press Molding: Press molding processing of polymeric composite materials.
Processing and Manufacturing Resin Transfer Molding (RTM): Resin transfer molding (RTM) of polymeric composite materials.
Processing and Manufacturing Resin Infusion
Processing and Manufacturing Wet Lab Facilities
Thermomechanical Characterization Loading Stage System: Graduate student (A. Song) performing mechanical characterization of a polymeric composite sample with a tensile loading stage and strain-gage acquisition system.
Thermomechanical Characterization Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer: Graduate student (F. Wang) performing thermomechanical characterization of polymeric composite sample in (DMA).
Thermomechanical Characterization Polariscope: Polariscope for mechanical characterization and calculation of residual stresses from prototypes made of birefringent materials.
Contact
For more information concerning this research facility, please contact the director, Dr. Jandro Abot.