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ITMA MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

FUNDACION ITMA

DESCRIPTION AND GOALS OF THE ORGANISATION

Materials Technological Centre. R&D activities on metallic and non metallic
materials, development of new materials and processes.
Areas of Steel and Metallurgy, Ceramics and refractories, nanomaterials,
fotonics, numerical simulation (structural, thermal, fluid dynamics, etc.),
electronics. Technological services: mechanical testing (static, dynamic,
high and low temperature and multiaxial), chemical analysis, metrology
(dimension, mass, temperature, pressure, electrical, etc.). ENAC accredited
tests and analysis. Failure analysis and in situ characterization. Specialized
Rail Unit (new grade development and design, numerical simulation,
testing, rolling contact fatigue, etc.)

AREAS OF ACTIVITY
t R&D development projects t Numerical simulation
t Failure analysis. Mechanical/chemical characterization t Development of new steel grades

t Fatigue, fracture and residual stress testing t Welding and joining technologies
t Tribology, wear. Rolling Contact Fatigue t Corrosion and in-service life studies

TEST FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, TYPES OF TESTING AND/OR 53*"-4

* Mechanical testing laboratory: Universal static and dynamic testing machines up to 1MN capacity.
* Tensile, and fracture testing at low/high temperature, crack growth, Charpy and drop impact, axial and multiaxial
fatigue, 3 and 4 point bend testing.
* Residual stress characterization by cutting, hole drilling and XRD.
* Dynamic torsion testing up to 20 000 Nām. Multiaxial testing T-slot table of 4000 x 2500 mm (4 actuators up to 175 kN)
* Chemical analysis, hydrogen measurement in metals and hardness. In situ analysis (CQ, hardness, and Residual
Stress).
* Development of new rail steel grades. Fusion and casting pilot plant.
* Full metallographic laboratory (including SEM, FEG-SEM, XRD, dilatometers and TSG).
* Rolling strategies, heat treatment and thermomechanical route design.
* Wear and tribology laboratory (linear, pin on disk, twin disk).
* 1:1 Scale Rolling Contact Fatigue rig with vertical and lateral loading capacity.
* Corrosion and accelerated ageing cabinets (salt spray and QUV).
* Multichannel dynamic logging equipment up to 48 channels (strain gages, LVDT, thermocouples). Thermography.
* Numerical simulation FEM (structural, thermal, fluid dynamics and coupled analysis).
* Welding pilot plants (SMAW, GMAW, TIG, CMT. SAW).
* Welding robots and Welding Procedure Specifications.
* WPS and welders homologations.
* High resolution 3D scanning, digital and analog holography.
* Pressure, mass, temperature, torque, dimensional, etc. calibration.
* Other surface and coatings equipments and techniques (PVD. CVD, cold rolling, galvanizing, etc.).
* Advanced characterization (HET, LCF, EBSD, Creep, Stress Rupture, CTOD, J-integral, etc.).

ADDRESS CONTACT PERSON
Calafates, 11 Parque Emp. Principado de Asturias Pablo Garcia
33417 Avilés, Asturias (Spain) Rail Unit - Steel & Metallurgy Area
Tel.: +34 98 512 91 20 / +34 661 235 333 Tel.: +34 98 512 91 20 ext 378
www.itma.es Email: p.garcia@itma.es