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NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR April 8: Understanding synergistic effects of radiation and corrosion in structural materials

Small modular reactors (SMRs), with capacities ranging from 30 to 300 MWe per unit, offer a scalable and compact alternative to traditional large-scale nuclear plants. They provide a promising solution to meet the growing energy demands driven by technology sectors like AI and data centers. These advanced reactors utilize molten salt as both fuel and coolant, exposing structural materials to the combined effects of high-temperature corrosion and intense irradiation from neutron fluxes. Understanding both...

NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR April 1: Investigation of High Stress Dynamics in Materials Engineering Using the Shimadzu HITS-X machine, HPV-X2 High Speed Camera and Digital Image Correlation Software

The use of composite materials is constantly evolving, requiring further development and optimization of the mechanical properties of these materials. A number of strategies have been used in the past, choosing different types of fibers, resins and innovative geometric orientations for these fiber-reinforced plastics. Today's discussion will focus on polymer resins and their behavior during dynamic deformation. It is known that the mechanical properties of polymeric materials show...

NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR February 27: In Situ Liquid Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Unique Tool for Investigating Corrosion Processes at the Nanoscale

Technological advancements in resolution, elemental analysis, and sample preparation have established transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as an indispensable tool for studying the structure and composition of a wide range of materials. When combined with modern, specialized in-situ systems, TEM can effectively function as a real-time nanoscale laboratory, enabling direct observation of processes such as growth, degradation, and particle interactions with resolutions down to a few nanometers. This presentation will...

NOMATEN ONLINE-SEMINAR February 25: Low Neutron Cross Section Materials Gen-IV Fission & Fusion: Novel Zirconium Alloys & High Entropy Alloys

Nuclear fusion and generation-IV fission reactor designs aim for operating temperatures in the range 500°C–1000°C. To optimise neutron efficiency, materials with low neutron cross section are sought for the fuel clad, or tritium breeding module. However, conventional zirconium alloys are precluded due to limited oxidation and creep performance at temperatures >400°C. Two approaches have been explored to meet...

NOMATEN ONLINE-SEMINAR February 4: Nanoindentation at room and elevated temperatures of metal and ceramic based materials

As the investigation of the materials' nanoindentation behavior is a nondestructive and powerful tool in the field of micromechanics, it is of no surprise that it has been attracting more attention from both researchers and engineers. Nanoindentation is a very versatile technique and in recent years it has been...

NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR January 8: On the glass transition of metallic glasses studied via fast scanning calorimetry

Only recently, the development of fast differential scanning calorimetry (or chip-calorimetry) has allowed us to characterize in situ the glass transition response of metallic glasses during cooling from the liquid over a wider range of time scales employing scanning rates from 100 K/s up to 50,000 K/s. The generally accepted description is that the vitrification kinetics should exhibit the same temperature dependence as the relaxation time for the alpha-process. However, we have recently observed that vitrification at deep undercooling may occur


This project has received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 857470 and from European Regional Development Fund
via Foundation for Polish Science International Research Agenda PLUS programme grant
No MAB PLUS/2018/8.
Poland
The project is co-financed from the state budget within the framework of the undertaking of the Minister of Science and Higher Education "Support for the activities of Centers of Excellence established under Horizon 2020".

Grant: 5 143 237,70 EUR
Total value: 29 971 365,00 EUR
Date of signing the funding agreement: December 2023

The purpose of the undertaking is to support entities of the higher education and science system that have received funding from the European Union budget in the competition H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020/WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019: Teaming Phase 2. in the preparation, implementation and updating of activities, maintenance of material resources necessary for carrying out activities, acquisition and modernization of scientific and research apparatus, maintenance and development of personnel potential necessary for the implementation of activities, and dissemination of the results of scientific activities.