Laboratory of Mechanics of Advanced Bulk Nanomaterials for Innovative Engineering Applications, SPbPU (Polytech)
Development of fundamental mechanics of nanomaterials, development of scientific principles for obtaining new metallic bulk nanomaterials.
Organization type: Laboratory
Field of science: Mechanics and mechanical engineering
The Research Laboratory for Mechanics of Advanced Bulk Nanomaterials for Innovative Engineering Applications was established at Saint Petersburg State University on June 28, 2013, under the leadership of Professor Ruslan Zufarovich Valiev with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation (Resolution 220). Currently, the laboratory is supported by various funds; in particular, on April 24, 2018, the laboratory won a competition to conduct applied interdisciplinary research and development work in 2018-2020 funded by Saint Petersburg State University (Event 3, id 26130576).
The laboratory focuses on advancing the fundamental mechanics of nanomaterials, developing scientific principles for creating new metallic bulk nanomaterials with ultra-high mechanical properties, and their innovative application in structural engineering, electrical engineering, and medicine. The research conducted in the laboratory is fundamental in nature and carries a significant applied component. A distinctive feature is the multidisciplinary approach, which integrates research in nanomaterials mechanics, physics and materials science of nanostructures, and nanoengineering.
Mechanics of Advanced Bulk Nanomaterials: Fundamental Principles and Engineering Applications
Project Goal: Development of the physics and mechanics of nanomaterials, formulation of scientific principles for producing bulk nanomaterials with ultra-high properties, and their innovative application in engineering, electrical engineering, and medicine
Practical significance of the research
Implementation of research results:
The laboratory focuses on advancing the fundamental mechanics of nanomaterials, developing scientific principles for creating new metallic bulk nanomaterials with ultra-high mechanical properties, and their innovative application in structural engineering, electrical engineering, and medicine. The research conducted in the laboratory is fundamental in nature and carries a significant applied component. A distinctive feature is the multidisciplinary approach, which integrates research in nanomaterials mechanics, physics and materials science of nanostructures, and nanoengineering.
Goals and Objectives
Research Areas:Mechanics of Advanced Bulk Nanomaterials: Fundamental Principles and Engineering Applications
Project Goal: Development of the physics and mechanics of nanomaterials, formulation of scientific principles for producing bulk nanomaterials with ultra-high properties, and their innovative application in engineering, electrical engineering, and medicine
Practical significance of the research
Other results
- Published 108 articles indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database and 6 monographs by renowned international publishers such as Wiley, Springer, etc. The citation count for scientific publications by the lead scientist and key laboratory staff exceeded 4,000 according to the Web of Science Core Collection and 20,000 according to Scopus for the period 2013–2017.
- 9 international seminars/conferences held.
- 18 grants won from various foundations and organizations.
Scientific Results
- Effective theoretical models of plastic deformation and fracture of bulk nanomaterials have been created. Nanostructural design principles have been proposed to ensure the production of nanomaterials that demonstrate a "superstrength" effect and exhibit signs of superplasticity even at room temperature.
- The dependence of mechanical and functional properties of bulk nanomaterials based on titanium and its alloys, intended for the manufacture of next-generation medical implants, on the characteristics of their grain structure has been investigated.
- A new approach has been developed to improve the mechanical and operational properties of aluminum-based conductor materials by forming regulated nanostructural states in them using severe plastic deformation methods.
- Experimental samples of products made of bulk nanomaterials based on aluminum, copper, and titanium have been obtained, demonstrating enhanced multifunctional properties highly attractive for innovative applications in engineering and medicine.
Implementation of research results:
- Patents obtained:
- RU 2 542 073 "Method for producing non-shrinking nanomodified structural ceramic material". Authors: V.G. Konakov, I.A. Ovidko, B.N. Semenov (2013);
- RU 2 547 984 "Method of high-pressure torsion severe plastic deformation under high cyclic pressure". Authors: R.Z. Valiev, I.N. Sabirov, I.V. Smirnov, R.R. Valiev, M.Y. Murashkin (2013);
- RU 2 586 188 "Method of high-pressure torsion severe plastic deformation with stepped heating of blanks". Authors: R.R. Valiev, I.V. Smirnov, I.N. Sabirov, R.Z. Valiev (2014);
- RU 2 616 316 "Semiconducting ultrafine-grained aluminum alloy and method for its production". Authors: R.Z. Valiev, M.Y. Murashkin, I.V. Smirnov (2015);
- RU 2 613 618 "Device for dynamic tensile testing of structural materials." Authors: Y.V. Sudyenkov, I.V. Smirnov (2015);
- RU 2 628 594 "Method for increasing the adhesive strength of TiN and (Ti+V)N coatings to a VT-6 titanium alloy substrate." Authors: R.R. Valiev, N.A. Kazarinov (2015);
- RU 2 635 989 "Method for manufacturing a titanium alloy blank for gas turbine engine parts," authors: R.R. Valiev, R.Z. Valiev, I.V. Smirnov (2015);
- RU 2 649 031 "Method for X-ray phase analysis of nanophases in aluminum alloys." Authors: V.D. Sitdikov, M.Y. Murashkin, R.Z. Valiev (2016);
- RU 2 652 520 "Device for determining and monitoring the velocities of surface and longitudinal acoustic waves in materials under quasistatic and cyclic loads." Authors: I.V. Smirnov, Y.V. Sudyenkov (2016);
- No. 2017143433 "Method for producing long rods of ultra-fine-grained titanium-nickel alloys with shape memory effect." Authors: E.A. Prokofiev, R.Z. Valiev (2017);
- RU 2 667 271 "Heat-resistant conductive ultra-fine-grained aluminum alloy and method for its production." Authors: M.Y. Murashkin, I.V. Smirnov, R.Z. Valiev (2017);
- RU 2 665 590 "Method for pulsed thermoelectric non-destructive testing of thermophysical properties of metals and semiconductors." Authors: I.V. Smirnov, Y.V. Sudyenkov (2017).
- 7 commercial contracts have been concluded with third-party organizations: NanoMeT LLC, Nanotechnologies of Conductors LLC, OMEGA LLC.
Education and personnel retraining
- Defenses: 3 doctoral dissertations, 9 candidate dissertations.
- 5 professional retraining courses organized and conducted for young scientists and teachers from third-party organizations, with 89 participants.
- Educational courses prepared and implemented: "Composite Nanomaterials" (2014), "Thermal and Chemical-Thermal Treatment" (2014), "Special Problems in Mechanics of Nanomaterials" (2015), "Structure and Properties of Composite Materials" (2016), "Engineering and Technological Aspects of Modern Fracture Mechanics" (2017), "X-ray Fluorescence Analysis" (2017).
- Textbooks published: "Nanostructuring Processes in the Synthesis of Nanomaterials" (2014), "Modern Methods of Deformation-Thermal Treatment: From Traditional Materials to Nanostructured Ones" (2015), "Composite Nanomaterials" (2015), "Bulk Nanostructured Materials: Fundamentals and Applications" (2017), "Strength and Fracture Mechanisms of Bulk Nanostructured Metallic Materials" (2016), "Magnetic Nanosystems and Their Diagnostics by Nuclear Gamma Resonance" (2016), "Processes at the Phase Interface: A Textbook" (2017).
Cooperation
- IMDEA Materials (Spain), University of Southampton (UK), University of Rouen (France), Kyushu University (Japan), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (China), Peking University (China), National University of Science and Technology MISIS (Russia), Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russia): joint research, publications
- Ufa State Aviation Technical University (Russia): joint research, publications, patents, textbooks, educational courses, commercial contracts, dissertation defenses
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany): joint research, scientific exchange
- Togliatti State University (Russia), Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), Belgorod State National Research University (Russia): joint scientific events
- Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering (IPME) RAS: joint research, joint scientific events, professional retraining
- ITMO University (Russia): joint research, joint scientific events.
Website: https://nanomat.spbu.ru/en/
Contact person: Ruslan Z. Valiev, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher, Head of Laboratory
Address: 28 Universitetsky pr., Stary Peterhof
Contact person: Ruslan Z. Valiev, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher, Head of Laboratory
Address: 28 Universitetsky pr., Stary Peterhof
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