The main focus of physical metallurgy is the study of the relationships between manufacturing processes, internal structure, and the resulting properties of metallic materials. The research group is exploring methods to achieve high mechanical properties in metals (strength, hardness, toughness, wear resistance), even under extreme conditions. Advanced methods for producing metallic materials are employed, including 3D printing, powder metallurgy, plasma sintering, intense plastic deformation, ultra-rapid solidification of melts, and laser surface modification. New materials with unique combinations of properties are being developed—for example, 3D-printed metallic biomaterials for medical implants, ultra-fine-grained and nanocrystalline materials, lightweight, hard, and heat-resistant intermetallic compounds, high-strength and tough high-entropy alloys, shape-memory alloys, biodegradable alloys for medical implants, materials for safe hydrogen storage, and protective surface coatings with high chemical and thermal resistance.
Research Topics:
Metal and composite materials produced by 3D printing
- Porous and gradient metal materials as drug delivery systems for medicine
- Bone and joint replacements for human and veterinary medicine
- Metals for hydrogen storage
- Laser surface treatment of 3D-printed metal materials to increase hardness, abrasion resistance, and biocompatibility
Metal Materials for Extreme Applications
- Sintered silicides as future tool materials
- Intermetallics and intermetallic layers for high-temperature applications
- Composite materials based on high-entropy alloys reinforced with particles prepared from waste materials
- Materials for the nuclear power industry based on high-entropy heat-resistant alloys
- New Types of Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Steels for Extreme Environments
- Promising Alloys for Hydrogen Storage
- Advanced Cermet Composite Materials for Extreme Kinetic Energy Dissipation
- Lightweight metallic materials for the automotive and aerospace industries
- High-strength, high-ignition-temperature magnesium alloys for the aerospace industry
- Composite materials with a lightweight metallic matrix
- High-strength aluminum alloys for the automotive industry
Degradation Processes in Metallic Materials
- Hydrogen-Induced Brittleness in Titanium, High-Strength Steels, Lightweight Alloys, and 3D-Printed Metals
- Fatigue of 3D-Printed Titanium Alloys—The Influence of Microstructure and Surface Condition
- Tin Peste—A Structural Change Responsible for the Deterioration of Historical Monuments and Soldered Joints
