Innovating materials
and processes for transport
The research carried out at the CBC Carnot Institute in the area of materials for transport opens new perspectives for this sector’s industries. The results contribute to gains in energy efficiency through the development of new materials and innovative fabrication processes, which reduce the weight, volume and complexity of terrestrial vehicles and aircraft. Studies of the durability of these materials under real operating conditions is another competence of the institute’s groups.
Power electronics, a key technology for transportation systems, is another focus of our research teams; by developing materials resistant to high temperatures loses are reduced.
Expertise and
lines of research
Metallic structures with resistance to high temperature, oxidation and corrosion, mechanical stress
Ageing of polymer-based materials
Composite hybrid materials with a polymer matrix
Brazing materials for power electronics
Substitution of heavy metals in electronics
Charged conducting resins
Transparent conductors; passive components
Components and connecting elements for electronics
Alloys of structural metals: mechanical behaviour and reactivity in complex environments
Materials for aircraft turbines and for energy production
Pollution control of automobile emissions
The CBC Carnot Institute
is based on 4 joint research units (UMR)
in Montpellier and Toulouse
Carbon Nanocomposites and Nanotubes
Mechanics, Microstructure, Oxidation, Corrosion
Mixed-Valence Oxides
Surfaces: Reactivity-Protection
Coatings and Surface Treatments
Polymer Physics
