Department Metallurgy and Materials Engineering(MTM)
KU Leuven• Founded in 1425• > 40 800 students• 3 groups:
• Humanities• Biomedical sciences• Science, Engineering and
Technology• Faculty of Science• Faculty of Engineering• Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Faculty of Engineering - Departments• Civil engineering• Architecture, Urban Design and
Regional Planning
• Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
(MTM)
• Chemical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Computer Science
MTM: contact• Address
Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering (MTM)
KU Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 bus 2450
B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven)
Belgium
• Telephone secretariat
+32 16 32 13 14
• Fax secretariat
+32 16 32 19 90
• Website
www.mtm.kuleuven.be
MTM: Mission• Education
• Research
• Services
MTM: Education• Bachelor programme (3 year programme in Dutch)
• Bachelor of Engineering: Materials Engineering
• Master programme (2 year programme in Dutch)• Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering
• International Master programme (2 year programme in English)• Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering
MTM: Education: Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering138 credits
semester 1 + 2 + 3Common with entire faculty
90 credits
semester 4 + 548 credits
MTM: Education: Master of Engineering (Dutch)
MTM: Education: Master of Engineering (English)
MTM: Research: overview
MTM: Research areas• (SCALINT)
Structural Composites and Alloys, Integrity and Nondestructive Testing
• (SeMPeR)
Sustainable Metals Processing and Recycling
• (SIEM)
Surface and Interface Engineered Materials
MTM: Research areas: SCALINT
• Composite MaterialsIgnaas Verpoest – Stepan Lomov
• Metals and AlloysBert Verlinden – Marc Seefeldt – Paul Van Houtte
• Materials Performance and Non-Destructive TestingMartine Wevers – Ingrid De Wolf
MTM: Research areas: SeMPeR
• High Temperature Processes and Industrial Ecology Bart Blanpain – Peter Tom Jones
• Sustainability Assessments of Material Life Cycles Karel Van Acker
• Solidification and Microstructure Simulation Patrick Wollants – Nele Moelans – Ludo Froyen
MTM: Research areas: SIEM
• Materials for Living Systems Jan Schrooten – Jennifer Patterson
• Advanced Ceramics and Powder MetallurgyJan Van Humbeek – Jef Vleugels
• Materials with Novel Functionality Jan Fransaer – Marc Heyns – Maria Seo – Jean-Pierre Celis – Marc De Bonte – Walter Bogaerts
MTM: Research groeps: Composite Materials
The Composite Materials Group has four research
focuses:• Composites on Micro- and Nano- Level: “engineering” by intelligent
placement of nano-reinforcements
• Composites on Macro- and Meso- Level: experimental and modelling studies of textile composites, random fibre composites, textiles, porous materials and biomaterials
• Natural and biobased composites: fibre morphology and mechanical performance, fibre-matrix interfacial adhesion, novel fibre processing methods
• Processing and product development: concurrent optimisation of products and manufacturing processes
MTM: Research groeps: Metals and Alloys
The Metals and Alloys group deals mainly with the
plasticity of advanced metallic materials. Its activities
include: • Analysing and modelling of microstructure and texture evolution during
plastic deformation
• Deriving physics-based constitutive laws for their mechanical behaviour
• Developing dedicated characterisation methods for their complex microstructures
• Participating in the development of innovative deformation processes
MTM: Research groeps: Materials Performance and Non-Destructive Testing
The Materials Performance and Non-destructive
Testing group investigates the long-term behaviour and
reliability of materials. Damage development during
different loading types is studied, using a number of
Non-destructive and advanced monitoring techniques:
Acoustic emission, real-time microfocus X-ray
radiography, nano- and micro-computed tomography, eddy
currents, ultrasound, optical fibre sensors etc…
Besides polymers, ceramics and metals, research is also
dealing with advanced materials such as particulate or
fibre reinforced composites and cellular materials.
MTM: Research groeps: High Temperature Processes and Industrial Ecology
Research line: High Temperature Processes and
Industrial Ecology• High temperature metallurgical experimentation and process modelling
• Micro-analytical characterisation and in-situ high temperature observation
• Vessel integrity: refractory materials and freeze linings
• Industrial ecology
• Centre for High Temperature Processes and Sustainable Materials Management
MTM: Research groeps: Sustainability Assessments of Material Life Cycles
Research line: Sustainability Assessments of Material
Life Cycles• Sustainability assessments using LCA, exergy analysis and ELCA, on
a.o. bio-based resins, CFRP composite materials and landfill mining
• Development of methodologies to improve the life cycle impact of materials through closing material loops
MTM: Research groeps: Solidification and Microstructure Simulation
Research line: Solidification and Microstructure
Simulation• Solidification along a eutectic path in ternary alloys
• In-situ X-ray monitoring of advanced metallurgical processes under micro gravity and terrestrial conditions
• Microstructure development in quaternary alloys
• Calculation of phase diagrams for bulk and nanosystems
• Simulation of microstructure evolution during phase transformations, recrystallisation and grain growth
MTM: Research groeps: Materials for Living Systems
Research line: Materials for Living Systems• Biomaterials
• Bone tissue engineering and scaffolds
• Bioreactors
• Biosensors and drug delivery
• Surface coatings
MTM: Research groeps: Advanced Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy
Research line: Advanced Ceramics and Powder
Metallurgy• Electrophoretic deposition
• Processing of laminated and functionally graded materials
• Electrically conductive composites for electrical discharge machining
• Nanocomposites
• Microwave and pulsed electric current sintering
• Modelling of the electrophoretic deposition and pulsed electric current sintering processes.
MTM: Research groeps: Materials with Novel Functionality
Research line: Materials with Novel Functionality• Thin films
• Nano-materials
• Electrochemical and colloidal processing and synthesis of materials and coatings
• Electrochemical surface characterization
• Surface degradation, reactivity and protection of materials and coatings (friction, wear, self-healing, and lubrication)
MTM: Services• Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
Contact: M. De Bonte, L. Froyen, M. Wevers
• Technological assistance for surface technology
Contact: M. De Bonte
• Technological assistance for polymer matrix composites
Contact: I. Verpoest, Aart Willem Van Vuure
MTM: Population
MTM: Population• Employees
• ZAP: 30• 16 fulltime• 7 parttime (incl. 2 Imec professors)• 7 guest professors (incl. 2 associated professors)
• BAP: 132• 27 postdocs (incl. 3 FWO, 2 Onderzoekskader, 2 IWT-OZM)• 80 assistants (PhD & project researchers)• 4 IWT-SB bursaries• 1 Aspirant F.W.O.• 20 free researchers (incl. 9 affiliated researchers)
• ATP: 33• 25 technical personnel• 1 core facility engineer• 7 administrative personnel• 1 free worker
MTM: Population: BAP
Post-Docs and PH.D. students: 01-2012
• Belgium: 54
• Rest of the world: 78
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