Equipment

• Spectroscopy analysis: ESEM (EDX), XPS, MS, FTIR, DRX
• Materials processing:
  • Atmospheric Plasma device, PVD
  • Extruder, supercritical fluid
• Thermochemistry & surface characterisation: DSC, DMA, TGA, Dilatometer, LFA, Potentiostat, WLI, Nanoscratch, Nano-indenter
• Mechanical tests and accelerated ageing:
  • Universal fatigue testing machine
  • Accelerated Ageing testing
• Modelling tools:
  • Commercial Codes: Abaqus, Ansys, CASTEM 2000, FEMM
  • In-house Finite Element Code (F90): HEPPERDANG
  • In-house Finite Element Code for Composite Structures (F90): MUL2
  • In-house Composite Material Laboratory Python Code
  • In-house X-FEM code (C++)
  • In-house Statistical Homogenisation Code
  • In-house Periodic Homogenisation Code
  • In-house XEFG Meshless Code (F90) for crack propagation
  • In-house Boundary Element Code (F90)
  • In-house Monte Carlo Simulation Code (F90)

Products and services

Innovation:

• Development of tailor-made materials (improvement of mechanical, thermal, chemical properties, resistance to fire)
• Advanced materials characterisation
• Support for development and accreditation of materials / semi finished products

Services:

• Material properties identification
• Material durability and functionality
• Product analysis
• Certification
• Qualification of products
• Development and certification of equipment (automotive, avionics, aerospace)

R&D:

• Modelling, Design & elaboration / synthesis of advanced & structured materials
• Expertise (polymers, metals, glasses, ceramics)
• Ageing studies
• Combined tests and analysis

Major partnerships and collaborations

Guardian, IEE, Husky, ArcelorMittal, Airtech, GoodYear, Paul Wurth, Ampacet, Faurecia, Thalès Aliena Space, EADS, Euro-Composites, Circuit Foil, Codipro, Kihn, Accumalux, ALZ,  Astron Building Systems, Rotarex, Novelis, Mondo, CFL, Curver, Imatech, Luxspace, Luxcontrol, Amer-Sil,  CRP  Gabriel Lippmann, CSL, OAI, GLAE – Groupement luxembourgeois de l’aéronautique et de l’espace, SIMAFORM, Saint Gobain Abrasives, REHAU, European Space Agency, National Research Fund (FNR).

Additional information

AMS researchers are members of COST, ESF Materials Science and Engineering Core Group and Expert Committee, ESF research networking programme OPTPDE steering committee, European Materials and Energy Platforms,  GR K532, Biokon, VOM , GR D, American Chamber of Commerce, IBCL.

The Laboratory is certified ISO 17025.

Human resources

• 30 Researchers (Prof., ass. Prof., Post-docs, PhD)
• 15 Doctoral students and students
• 0 Engineers
• 10 Technicians
• 33 Other