Research outputs

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The Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering coordinates two research centers that bring together teaching staff, researchers and doctoral students involved in research and development activities dedicated to materials science and engineering.

The Advanced Metallic, Ceramic and Composite Materials and Technologies and Advanced Welding Eco-Technologies research centers carry out research activities related to the synthesis, processing, characterization, certification and promotion of advanced materials (metallic, ceramic and composite), at macro and micro or nano scales.

The results of the research are represented by:

Projects

The members of the two research centers of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering coordinated over 38 research or educational projects, respectively over 30 research contracts with companies. A selection of several research projects is presented below:

  • Ecological composites made by 3D printing techniques to obtain sound-absorbing panels (PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-0294)
  • Smart Healthcare Engineering - ERASMUS+ KA220-HED, Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education, Project No. 2023-1-RO01-KA220-HED-000159985
  • Polyolefins and calcite wastes recycling by obtaining new composite materials (PN-II-RU-TE-349-2015)
  • Driving up Reliability and Efficiency of Additive Manufacturing (DREAM – Horizon 2020)
  • Studies concerning the real time monitoring of laser welding/ cutting process (partnership with Delft Enterprises B.V)
  • Performant materials and technologies designed for achieving asphalt milling tools – MATFREZ (PNII-Partnership-188/2012)
  • Optimization of the eco-technology of inductive hardening of large bearing rings (Bridge Grant - 100BG/2016)
  • EMASING - Today's students, tomorrow's engineers in Materials Science and Engineering (ROSE SGCU-PV31/2020)

Articles

Number of publications indexed in Web of Science (Clarivate), co-authored by members of the two research centers of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering.

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Selection of some representative articles:

  • Cosmin Spârchez, Claudia Lopes, Camelia Gabor, Daniel Munteanu, Marcio Correa, Filipe Vaz, Armando Ferreira. Characterization of GLAD-grown TiCu thin films for thermo-resistive sensing applications. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2024.
  • V. Malinovschi, A. Marin, C. Ducu, S. Moga, Valentin Craciun, Cristian P. Lungu, Ramona Cimpoesu, Florentina Golgovici, D. Cristea. Preparation and characterization of Ti5Al16O34 PEO ceramic coatings deposited on CP-Ti in mixed aluminate-phosphate electrolytes. Ceramics International, 2024.
  • Mihaela Cosnita, Cristina Cazan, Mihai Alin Pop, Daniel Cristea. Aging resistance under short time ultraviolet (UV) radiations of polymer wood composites entirely based on wastes. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2023.
  • Ghiuță, D. Cristea, C. Croitoru, J. Kost, R. Wenkert, I. Vyrides, A. Anayiotos, D. Munteanu, Characterization and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles, biosynthesized using Bacillus species, Applied Surface Science, 2018.
  • Catalin Croitoru, Cosmin Spirchez, Aurel Lunguleasa, Daniel Cristea, Ionut Claudiu Roata, Mihai Alin Pop, Tibor Bedo, Elena Manuela Stanciu, Alexandru Pascu. Surface properties of thermally treated composite wood panels. Applied Surface Science, 2018.
  • Aura-Cătălina Mocanu, Florin Miculescu, George E. Stan, Teddy Tite, Marian Miculescu, Mircea Horia Țierean, Alexandru Pascu, Robert-Cătălin Ciocoiu, Tudor Mihai Butte, Lucian-Toma Ciocan. Development of ceramic coatings on titanium alloy substrate by laser cladding with pre-placed natural derived-slurry: Influence of hydroxyapatite ratio and beam power. Ceramics International, 2023.
  • Ionut Claudiu Roata, Catalin Croitoru, Alexandru Pascu, Elena Manuela Stanciu, Iosif Hulka, Ioana Petre, Camelia Gabor, Delia Patroi, Beatrice-Gabriela Sbarcea, Surface engineering of Ni-Al coatings through concentrated solar heat treatment, Applied Surface Science, 2020.
  • Lucia-Antoneta Chicos, Sebastian Marian Zaharia, Grzegorz Cempura, Adam Kruk, Sebastian Lech, Oleksandr Kryshtal, Maciej Ziętara, Grzegorz Michta, Jose Rodríguez, Mihaela Cosnita, Mihai Alin Pop, Camil Lancea. Effect of concentrated solar energy on microstructure evolution of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2022.
  • Ioan Milosan, Bela Varga, Tibor Bedo, Mihai Alin Pop, Marianne Balat-Pichelin, Dana Luca-Motoc, Maria Stoicanescu. Thermal processing and thermal analysis of AlSi12–SiC hybrid composites sintered. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2019.
  • Mihai Alin Pop, Cătălin Croitoru, Tibor Bedő, Virgil Geamăn, Irinel Radomir, Mihaela Cosnită, Sebastian Marian Zaharia, Lucia Antoaneta Chicos, Ioan Milosan. Structural changes during 3D printing of bioderived and synthetic thermoplastic materials. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2019.

Patents

  • Alloys type FeCrAl(Y) and the process of obtaining a product from this alloy. Patent no. 133180/2022
  • Vibrating table for welding. Patent no. 127504/2017
  • Quenching process and equipment. Patent no. 126943/2017
  • Devices for determining the wear resistance of nitrocarburized layers. Patent no. 127338/2017
  • Installation and process of circular welding in the field of mechanical oscillations. Patent no. 126926/2017
  • Wood impregnation composition based on inorganic compounds. Method of obtaining and method of application. Patent no. 126929/2014
  • Wood impregnation composition based on natural polymers. Method of obtaining and method of application. Patent no. 126930/2014
  • Formation model made of multilayer composite materials and its production process. Patent no. 128812/2013.