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  • The Composite Materials Research Laboratory conducts active research on metal-matrix, polymer-matrix, cement-matrix, carbon-matrix and ceramic-matrix composite materials for aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, electronic, and other industrial applications.


    Composite materials are designed, fabricated and characterized in terms of their structure and properties. Particular strength of the Laboratory is in (i) Smart materials and structures
    (ii) electronic packaging materials

    The Laboratory facility holds a range of equipment including materials processing and materials testing equipment. Materials processing equipment includes high temperature furnaces, hot presses, vacuum furnaces, an arc melting furnace, an electroplating facility, an extruder and mixers. Materials testing equipment includes mechanical testing systems, a thermal analysis system (DSC, TGA, TMA, DMA), a thermal diffusivity tester, a surface area/pore size analyzer, a contact angle analyzer, electronic equipment, an electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness testing system and a corrosion/electrochemical testing system.