Helsinki University of Technology
Contact Information   Research Details
Name of Institution: Helsinki University of Technology Area of Research: Powder Production

Key Words: Cobalt
Name of Contact: Prof. Michael M. Gasik   Metals

  Ceramics
Department: Materials Processing and Powder Metallurgy Lab

Area of Research: Powder Characterisation
Address:   Key Words: Laser Diffraction
P.O.Box 6200   Thermal Analysis
FIN-02015 HUT   Particle Size Measurement
Finland
  Area of Research: Sintering Processing

Key Words: Modelling
Telephone: +358-9-4512769   Optical Dilatometry
Fax: +358-9-4512799   FEM Simulations
Email: mgasik@pop.hut.fi   Infiltration
Website: http://www.hut.fi/Units/LMP/
Research URL: Area of Research: Testing Method
http://www.hut.fi/Units/LMP/research.htm Key Words: Thermal Analysis

  High Temperature Corrosion
Summary of Research:   Dilatometry
Laboratory of Materials Processing and Powder Metallurgy performs high level international research in its special areas, which are physical and mathematical modelling of transport phenomena in high temperature processes, new (including non-traditional and gradient) materials solutions and their manufacture processes.
Area of Research: Sintered Non Ferrous Materials
Key Words: Copper
  Cobalt
  Metal Hydrides


Other Information:   Area of Research: High Porosity Materials
Main activity areas:

New materials solutions
 - non-traditional materials (theory, modelling, manufacturing)
 - powder metallurgical methods
 - functionally graded materials (FGM)

Computational thermodynamics
 - phase diagram evaluations
 - multicomponent equilibrium calculations
 - database management
 - experimental data assessment

Materials development
 - new alloys, coatings, electronic material
 - materials for energy, paper, metallurgical and chemical industry

Modelling of heterogeneous reactions
 - CFD and heat transfer
 - FEM simulation of anisotropic sintering

Various testing and experimental methods
 - thermal analysis and dilatometry
 - powder characterisation
 - component design

 

Key Words: Gasars

Area of Research: Electrical Contact Materials
Key Words: Compliant Pads

Area of Research: Refractory Metals and High Temperature Materials
Key Words: Thermal Barrier Coatings
  Ceramics
  Protective Coatings

Area of Research: Hard Materials
Key Words: Tungsten Carbide
  Ceramics
  Hard Metals
  Diamond Tools

Area of Research: Light Alloys
Key Words: Aluminium
  Titanium

Area of Research: MMCs and Intermatallics
Key Words: Titanium Alloys