Metal Research

The Metals Research Laboratory tests mainly metallic materials using acoustic emission, optical microscopy, scanning microscopy and dilatometry. The main research directions are:

• simulation of the heat treatment process of a given material and examination of its effect on the tested object,
• modifications of the microstructure in the heat treatment process are analyzed on optical microscope and scanning microscope,
• analysis of the chemical composition is possible on a scanning microscope with an EDS attachment,
• measurements of acoustic emission signals from phase transitions occurring in steel during heat treatment processes.

Currently, the expansion of the "Metal Research Laboratory" laboratory is being carried out as part of the Territorial Contract project - "Laboratories of technical and exact sciences dedicated to the development of research potential in the field of innovative solutions and technologies of key importance for the economy of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship", under the Regional Operational Programme of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship.

Biological materials research

In the field of Biomaterials Engineering, the Department of Constructional Materials and Biomaterials of the Faculty of Materials Engineering UKW conducts:

• bioengineering research on the prototype of the biomimetic scaffold for cementless fixation of components of a new generation of resurfacing endoprostheses arthroplasty of articular joints (hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, intervertebral joints) with periarticular spongy bone;
• research on improving the functional properties of implant surfaces cooperating with bone, in particular improving the conditions for osteointegration.

Tests in the field of wood materials, including composites, and wooden structures

In the Research Laboratories of testing wood materials and wooden structures, research is carried out aimed at:

• determination of physical and mechanical properties of wood and various types of wood-based composites,
• analysis of anisotropy of composite material properties, especially their strength properties,
• testing the properties of wood-polymer composites (WPC),
• research on new completely biodegradable composites,
• strength analyses of wood structures using the finite element method,
• Testing of wooden structural elements (beams) strengthened with glass, carbon, basalt and aramid fibre rods.

Cooperation with research centers

As part of the project: - "Laboratories of technical and exact sciences dedicated to the development of research potential in the field of innovative solutions and technologies of key importance for the economy of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship", as part of the Regional Operational Program of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship, Operation 1.1 Public infrastructure for research and innovation, cooperation with companies primarily in the region, but also from all over Poland.

Research centres cooperating with the Department include:

• Division of Applied Electrochemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznań University of Technology;
• Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznań University of Technology;
• Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Laboratory, Institute of Mechanical Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
• Laboratory of Design and Research of Intraosseous Implants, Institute of Mechanical Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznań University of Technology
• Department of AnalyticalChemistry, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bułgaria;
• Department of OrganicChemistry, University of Chemical Technology and MetallurgyS,ofia, Bułgaria;
• Department of Technologies and Equipment for Materials Processing, Faculty of Materials Science & Engineering, GheorgheAsachi Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Rumunia;
• Centre of Materials Research (CENIMAT), PhysicsDepartment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Nova University of Lisbon, Caparica, Portugalia,
• Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences
• Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
• Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology
• Bydgoszcz Plywood Plants „Sklejka-Multi” S.A.,
• Research & Development Centre of Wood-Based Panels Industry in Czarna Woda.