Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
Contact Information   Research Details
Name of Institution: Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble Area of Research: Powder Forming

Key Words: Die pressing
Name of Contact: Prof. Didier Bouvard   hot pressing

  powder rolling
Department: Science and Technology of Materials   modelling


Area of Research: Powder Processing
Address: Key Words: solid state sintering
Laboratoire GPM2 BP 46   liquid phase sintering
  modelling
38402 Saint Martin d'Hères cedex   microstructure control
France
Area of Research: Testing Methods
Key Words: electron microscopy

  X-ray microtomography
Telephone: +33 476 82 63 07   Quantitative Fractography
Fax: +33 476 82 63 82   mechanical testing
Email: didier.bouvard@inpg.fr
Website: www.inpg.fr Area of Research: Sintered Iron and Steel
Research URL: www.gpm2.inpg.fr Key Words: pressing defects
    dimensional changes

  iron based multimaterials
Summary of Research:
- Multiscale characterization and modelling of powder processes : die filling, cold and hot pressing, sintering.
- Fabrication of composites and multimaterials components with controlled microstructure . 
Area of Research: High Porosity Materials and Filters
Key Words: metal foams

Area of Research: Electrical Contact Materials
Key Words: copper-based composites


Other Information: Area of Research: Refractory Metals and High Tempurature Materials

- D. Bouvard, professor at INPG, director of GPM2 laboratory
- J.M. Chaix, CNRS senior researcher, director of LTPCM laboratory
- P. Doremus, professor at INPG, head of PM team in 3S laboratory , Die pressing equipment, High velocity compression equipment, Powder rolling equipment, Powder-die friction equipment, Controlled atmosphere furnaces, Microwave furnace, Dilatometers, Thermogravimetry analysis, BET surface area measurement 

Key Words: tungsten-copper alloys

Area of Research: Magnets
Key Words: ferrites
  compression-filtration
  sintering anisotropy

Area of Research: Hard Materials
Key Words: cemented carbides
Cermets
interface structure
grain growth

Area of Research: MMCs and Intermetallics
Key Words: functionnaly graded materials
   
    Area of Research: Sintering Processing
    Key Words: Solid and Liquid Phase sintering
      modelling
      microstructure control
      microwave sintering