Presentation
The Mission of the Institute of Metal Science, equipment, and technologies with Center for Hydro- and Aerodynamics “Acad. A. Balevski” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – (IMSETHC-BAS) is to contribute the progress of research and education in the country. The Institute has 460 employees, 129 from them are scientists – one academician, three corresponding members, 6 professors, 41 associate professors, 78 assistants, chief assistants and PhD, 7 of them are Doctor of Technical Sciences.
The Institute’s activities are placed in community service, accelerating development in areas of socio-economic life where the efforts of scientists from IMSETHC-BAS are focused. The Institute is established original equipment, new materials, facilities, equipment and technology protected by patents.
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Departments
Metal science
Fundamental research in the field of Metal Science of new amorphous, micro-crystalline and nano-crystalline metal alloys.
Technologies and equipment for special steels and alloys
Mathematical modeling, stimulation and optimization of processes...
Technologies and equipment for casting of metals and alloys
Research, development and application of special and conventional casting technologies.
Technologies and equipment for non-metal materials
Research and development of compositions of ceramics, glass, petrurgical and other fixing materials and technologies.
Technologies and systems for protection
The research activity is directed to manufacture of products and systems which guarantee the national security.
High-porosity Metallic Materials
Development of new technologies for plastic forming of metals and alloys and for obtaining of products...
Mechanical Devices, Equipment and Technologies
Creation of modern innovative high-tech products with applications in industry, transport, energy, ecology and security.
Bulgarian ship hydrodynamics centre – Varna
Scientific research and experimental center in the field of hydrodynamics of ships, floating objects and marine-based facilities.
National center for anti-terrorist advanced systems
Investigations and developments of technical and operative conceptions for promising projects and technologies against terrorism.
Centre of welding
Examination, testing and development of technologies and equipment for special welding methods, simulation and numerical modeling of welding processes.
Centre for applicable developments
Cybernetics and robotics, engineering, production of unique devices, appliances and means of automation...
Materials testing and analyses and LMTC
Mechanical tests, spectral analysis, scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis...
Current Projects
Investigation of rheological and corrosion behavior of amorphous and nanocrystalline aluminum-based alloys
Amorphous metal alloys (metallic glasses) are usually obtained by cooling the melt at a rate of 106 K/s to avoid crystallization in the temperature range between the liquidus temperature and the glass transition temperature Tg. This requires at least ...
Fabrication of aluminum-graphene nanocomposites by powder metallurgical method and investigation of their nano-, microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties
After the discovery of graphene, numerous studies have been performed on graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix composites. These composites have attracted the attention of researchers because graphene has unique properties, some of which are extremely high ...
National center of mechatronics and clean technologies
Achieving a qualitatively new level of knowledge in several mutually overlapping economic segments – mechatronics and clean technologies, through the development of specific scientific methods and tools to achieve intelligent design, planning and operation ...
Study on HELP Mechanism of Hydrogen Embrittlement by Application of Advanced Powerful Hybrid Computer Architectures: Model Simulations and their Experimental Verification
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) is the most devastating and unpredictable, yet least understood, mechanism of failure experienced by engineering components. The presence of hydrogen leads to severe degradation in mechanical properties and consequently a loss ...
Services
The Institute of Metal Science, equipment, and technologies with Center for Hydro- and Aerodynamics “Acad. A. Balevski” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – (IMSETHC-BAS) offers a wide range of services, some of which include analysis of different types of metals and alloys, research of various structures and new materials, restoration and conservation of various products.
The Institute of Metal Science is exclusive and official distributor of the MAGMASOFT program packages for Bulgaria. It is authorized both to sell licenses for using the programs and to conclude contracts for rendering technological assistance and realization of concrete projects with carrying out simulations and optimizations of concrete casting technologies.
Certificates and awards
Events
International conference of metals, ceramics and composites
The Visit of Prof. Dr. Taha Mattar
