SASLAB - Sapienza Aerospace Structures Laboratory

Il laboratorio SASLAB si occupa dello studio sperimentale e numerico dei processi di manufacturing della progettazione prototipazione e caratterizzazione di strutture e materiali aerospaziali. Servizi offerti: - Sviluppo, simulazione e messa a punto di processi Out-of-Autoclave/Liquid Composite Molding per componenti in composito e nanocomposito - Progettazione e realizzazione di prototipi in composito e nanocomposito. - Progettazione e realizzazione di strutture deployable. - Sviluppo di materiali multifunzionali, strutture e films. - Caratterizzazione in camera ambientale. - Studio delle superfici di frattura. - Analisi al microscopio. ******************************************************************************************************* The activities of the laboratory are focused on the design and manufacturing of high-performance aerospace structures and multifunctional nanocomposite materials for aerospace applications. In particular, the main research activities are: • In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) 3D printing for structures and tools on the Moon and on the Mars • Development of radiation shielding materials for space applications • Development of multifunctional (nano)-composite materials for aerospace applications • Design and manufacturing of deployable structures for spacecrafts (booms) • Design and manufacturing of nanocomposite films for space subsystems • Liquid composite molding processes for aerospace structures with 3D complex shape • Ultralight structures • Sustainable solution for aeronautic and automotive applications • Recycling techniques for carbon fiber in composites • Thermoplastic composites for aerospace structures • Multiscale analysis of materials Services • Development, simulation and tuning of OOA / LCM processes for (nano)-composite components • Design and production of composite and nanocomposite structures • Design and production of deployable structures • Development of multifunctional materials, structures and films • Characterization in the environmental chamber • Microscope analysis • Dynamic mechanical characterization • Fourier-transform infrared analysis • ILSS and flexural tests Main equipment • Liquid Molding (RTM/VARTM) equipment for both room and high temperature processing for aerospace thermosetting resin: high-temperature RTM machine, oven, molds, experimental apparatus to determine the permeability preform, vacuum pumps, ultrasound baths, ultra-sonication probe • Spin coating for film fabrication • 3-D printer • Filament extruder • Environmental chamber • Charpy pendulum • LCR for electrical spectroscopy • Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) • Sputter coater • Optical microscopy • Viscometer • PC stations for structural design by FEM analysis, multiscale analysis, CAD software and process simulation • Apparatus for tensile, compression, bending and peeling tests on rubber, polymers, fabrics and composites • Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer • FTIR Spectrometer