Laboratory of Material Science

Main achievements:

New materials for various purposes, methods for their production and processing have been developed, including: composite alumomatrix materials; refractory and ceramic materials for various purposes; proppants based on Kazakhstani raw materials. A set of laboratory research and technological equipment has been developed, surpassing analogues in a number of parameters:

a vacuum arc furnace for melt-down melting and casting of titanium alloys;
installations for the production of cast aluminum-matrix composite materials under various conditions and volumes;
installations for the production of cast aluminum-matrix composite materials under various conditions and volumes;
installation for the determination of the hydrogen permeability of flat membranes;
CNC machine for contact welding of hydrogen permeable membranes;
installation for determining the contact angle of the wetting of the substrate surface by metallic melts under vacuum conditions;
methods and equipment for depositing biocompatible layers on the surface of endoprostheses made from titanium alloys;
modular membrane plant for producing high-purity hydrogen on the basis of hydrogen-permeable membranes based on niobium and tantalum.

Basic directions of researches:

Development of technology for deposition of wear-resistant coatings based on carbide and carbonitride compounds of metals with high tribotechnical properties using magnetron sputtering method
Development of composite hydrogen permeable membranes based on tantalum, niobium and their alloys
Development of technology for producing ceramic proppants based on natural and technogenic aluminosilicate and magnesian-silicate materials for the oil and gas industry;
Development of technology for producing ceramic filter elements for cleaning industrial gases, ceramic filters; refractories for the metallurgical industry; building ceramics.

Scientific and technical developments proposed for implementation:

Technology for applying wear-resistant hard composite coatings to the surfaces using magnetron sputtering method
Technology of pressing of products from high-strength aluminum alloy B96 and V96ts in conditions of superplastic flow;
Technology for producing cast aluminum matrix composite materials discretely reinforced with carbide titanium;
Manufacturing technology of yttrium oxide crucibles;
Technology of applying biocompatible coatings on the surface of endoprostheses made of titanium alloys
Technology for producing ceramic proppants based on aluminosilicate raw materials;
Technology for forsterite refractory materials.

Services offered:

testing of materials for break according to GOST 1497-84;
testing of materials for rupture at elevated temperatures in accordance with GOST 9651-84;
testing of materials for compression according to GOST 25 503-97;
testing materials for bending in accordance with GOST 14019-2003;
measurement of hardness on the Rockwell scale, Vickers and Brinell scale;
determination of closed and open porosity;
metallographic analysis;
testing materials for friction and wear;
determination of the hydrogen permeability of flat membranes.
melting, casting, heat treatment, sintering, firing of samples of metallic and non-metallic materials;
application of thin metallic and nonmetallic films by magnetron sputtering;
measuring the contact angle of wetting metal surfaces of metallic and non-metallic substrates;
development of new materials on metal and ceramic substrates, coatings, technologies and equipment for their production and processing;
development and production of non-standard laboratory research and technological equipment.

Staff:

10 employees, including 1 candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, 2 candidates of technical sciences, 2 PhDs, 2 PhD candidates, and 2 masters.