Fractography

• Development and preparation of methodological procedures for fractographic analysis.
• Fractographic analysis of operational failures and accidents.
• Study of the principles of failure in complex mechanical systems, estimation of structural lifespan.
• The Fractographic Laboratory has the status of a unique scientific workplace at CTU (Czech Technical University).

Mathematical Modeling

• Modeling processes of material and structural failure.
• Calculations of stress and deformation fields using the finite element method.

Instrumented Indentation

• Determination of mechanical properties of metallic materials, ceramics, polymers, and composites using the instrumented indentation method from macro- to micro- and nano-levels.
• Characterization of advanced new materials, intermetallics, thin films, etc., in basic research and industrial practice.
• Description of processes occurring during the contact between the indenter and the measured object (size effect, pile-up, etc.).
• Statistical processing of measurement results using matrix indentation.

Physical Metallurgy

• Phase transformations in metals and alloys.
• Mechanical properties of materials depending on their microstructure.
• Research and development of advanced materials – intermetallics, shape memory alloys, thin films, high-entropy alloys, etc.
• Characterization of materials using electron microscopy.

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics

• Determination of fatigue curves using both resonant and conventional testing methods.
• Study of crack propagation in classical and miniature specimens.
• Application of experimental findings to address operational failures.

Development of Implants

• Search and preparation of new materials for implants with guaranteed long-term biocompatibility.
• Study of degradation processes and loss of mechanical properties in bioabsorbable materials.
• Preparation of new methodologies for dynamic testing of implants.

Image Analysis

• Textural fractography.
• Recognition and measurement of objects on metallographic sections.