Fraunhofer Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Angewandte Materialforschung (IFAM) - Institutsteil Dresden

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The IFAM Dresden carries out fundamental and applied research in order to develop new sintered and composite materials, as well as
cellular metallic materials manufactured with innovative technologies derived from powder metallurgy. The scope of our services includes
the industrial implementation of our results, up to the manufacture of prototype components.

Substantial experience with technology and material structures enable us to design cellular metallic and composite materials, in which combinations of properties are tailored to individual applications. The design of materials and components is made possible by special technologies such as melt spinning, melt extraction, wet powder spraying and 3D direct printing of metal powders and molding
techniques.

The development is focussed on lightweight materials, materials for tribological applications and thermal management, high temperature materials and hydrogen storage alloys to be used in transportation
industry, electronics, energy technology and mechanical engineering.

Powder characterisation and tests of sintered materials are carried out in an accredited testing laboratory according to DIN/ISO standards.

Core Competence: Research Institute

Specializations: Materials Research, Composite- and Gradient Materials, Materials Characterization, Thermoelectric Materials, Highly Porous Metals

Business Fields: Automotive Industry, Electronics, Aerospace, Medical Technology

Research focus:
- powder metallurgic technologies and innovative sintering techniques
- sintered materials, materials composites and gradient materials
- metal matrix composites
- hydrogen technology
- thermoelectric materials
- high temperature and functional materials
- powder metallurgic light alloys
- cellular metallic materials like hollow spheres, open-celled foams, 3D-wire structures, direct typing of metals, fiber metallurgy, metal sinter paper
- biomaterials
- energy and thermal management

• Development and testing of systems, materials and manufacturing technologies in the fields of H2 generation, H2 transport and H2 storage
• H2 storage systems on the basis of metal hydrides, complex hydrides and adsorption materials (e.g. MOFs)
• H2 generators on the basis of hydrolysis reactions
• Thermochemical H2 compressors
• Electrodes for next-generation alkaline water electrolysers
• H2 separation for power-to-gas applications
• System integration: H2 storage systems with electrolysers or fuel cells
• Development of innovative, high-dynamic latent heat stores based on PCM-metal composite materials
• Application-specific design and simulation of thermal energy stores
• Design and testing of thermal energy stores on laboratory scale
• Synthesis of high-surface active material for supercapacitors with double layer and pseudocapacitance
• 3D current collectors based on metal foam for batteries and supercapacitors
• Infiltration/coating of electrodes with active material

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