The European Ceramic Society
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France
Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tarbes
Research and education on technical ceramics
Director : Prof. Jean DENAPE
Email : jean.denape@enit.fr
Phone : +33 5 62 44 27 16
Address : 47, avenue d’Azereix, BP1629 65016 Tarbes cedex
Website : www.enit.fr/lgp
Research topics :
- Tribology of structural ceramics : friction and wear measurements under various operating conditions (speed, load, temperature, environment), characterization of wear mechanisms and interface dynamics (debris behaviour and accommodation flows), tribo-actived structural changes of ceramics pairs including alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, diamond, amorphous carbon, C-SiC composites, ceramic coatings.
Contact information :
Dr Karl DELBIE
Tel : +33 5 62 44 27 24
- Local mechanical properties of thin ceramics layers and coatings : experimental determination of multi-scale hardness, local Young modulus, crack threshold on thin layers for MEMS, aluminum oxide and hydroxyapatite coatings for biomedical applications.
Contact information :
Pr. Joël ALEXIS (IMF team)
Tel : +33 5 62 44 27 23
- Bonding of ceramic : polymer junctions between structural ceramics as silicon carbide, aluminium nitride and alumina. Surface treatments of ceramics. Experimental determination of chemical functions suitable for enhancing adherence. Conception and processing of new adherence tests adapted to adhesively bonding ceramic assemblies. Predictive laws of mechanical behaviour during use life of assemblies.
Contact information :
Pr. Valérie NASSIET (IMF team)
Tel. +33 5 62 44 29 30
- Mechanical modeling of ceramic structures and assemblies : thermo-mechanical characterization and modeling of multi material assemblies, reliability of ceramic parts and ceramic assemblies, numerical simulation and computer aided design.
Contact information :
Pr. Olivier DALVERNY (M2SP team)
Tel. +33 5 62 44 27 29
Exceptional facilities :
- Tribometers (rotating, fretting, high temperature up to 900°C, vacuum conditions), micro and nano-indentation, microscratch tests, micro-tensile tests in SEM, adhesion tests.
- Mechanical finite element code (Abaqus, Catia V5, Patran…).
Latest news
Obituary - Professor Athena Tsetsekou
The Greek Scientific Community mourns the loss of our dear colleague Professor Athena Tsetsekou (64), Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and President of the Hellenic Ceramic Society.
2026 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call!
In the frame of the 2026 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 50th ICACC (International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites) that will be held from 25th to 30th January 2026 in Daytona Beach - Florida - United States!
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