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STAR²-AM

STAR²-AM, Structural Testing and mAterials chaRacteRisation & Additive Manufacturing, is Icam Toulouse’s Research and Innovation platform dedicated to studying and characterising the mechanical behaviour of structures and materials.

For over 25 years, Icam Toulouse campus has a close working relationship with now nearly 50 organisations per a year, from the smallest owner-managed SMEs to the largest national companies; in particular with Aeronautics and Space companies, such as Airbus, Airbus Atlantic (formerly Stelia Aerospace), Thales Alenia Space, CNES, Dassault Aviation, Mecano ID and so on.

During all these years, the development of the STAR²-AM platform has been directly linked to the research needs of industries in the field of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. The lab skills combine engineering expertise with the use of advanced computational tools and experimental activities in order to develop solutions relevant to industrial needs. The facilities support the testing of metals, composites (thermoplastics and thermosets), elastomers, rubbers, sandwich structures with honeycomb or lattice core, structural joints and adhesives. Note that many of the permanent staff have spent considerable portions of their careers in industry.

Skills on the platform

Accéder à la fiche de Jérôme Cadieux
Toulouse

Jérôme Cadieux

Research engineer
Accéder à la fiche de Johann Vancamelbecke

Johann Vancamelbecke

Researcher lecturer
Accéder à la fiche de Julien COCHET
Toulouse

Julien COCHET

Researcher lecturer
Accéder à la fiche de Olivier Quénard
Toulouse

Olivier Quénard

Researcher lecturer
Accéder à la fiche de Philippe GUY
Toulouse

Philippe GUY

Researcher lecturer
Accéder à la fiche de Romain CHEVALIER
Toulouse

Romain CHEVALIER

Researcher lecturer
Accéder à la fiche de Sylvain Corveleyn

Sylvain Corveleyn

Research engineer

Facilities

1 microscope type Axiotech (zoom range: 4× to 100×) 1 stereo microscope type Stemi 2000-C with in-house XY moving table for whole sample imaging (size: 200mm × 200mm), zoom range: 6.5× to 50×, Presiview software 2 Zeiss apparatus CAD Software: Catia v5, SolidWorks Crack opening displacement (COD) for fracture toughness measurement Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Electromagnetic shaker B&K LDS V650 Eurotherm 3119 Experimental Design Software: NemrodW F.E. Analysis: Msc.Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys, HyperWorks Suite (OptiStruct, HyperMesh), Msc.Patran Hardness and microhardness device: Mitutoyo HM-200 (Vickers) Impact hammers (modal analysis): hammer 2,200N PCB type 086C03, hammer 220N B&K type 8204 Instron 5587 IR camera: FLIR SC7000, high acquisition frequency LDS® COMETUSB™ vibration controller for random, swept sine and shock testing Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) Non-contact video extensometer Raise3D Pro3 Hyper Speed FDM 3D printer Scanning electron microscopy (SEM): Hitachi TM4000, zoom range: 40× to 250,000×, EDX probe, accelerating voltage: 10kV, 15kV or 20 kV, sample size: h = 50mm × D = 80mm Sinterit Lisa thermoplastic SLS 3D printer Standard extensometers (clip-on) Strain gauging System 5000 StrainSmart® data acquisition system (Vishay MM) Thermal treatment devices: up to 1,600°C Two dilatometers: Zeiss apparatus, operating temperatures range from -170°C to +500°C Two thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) devices (Zeiss apparatus) Zwick PL500 Zwick Z2000E

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