Institute of Applied Physics : Laboratory of Mechanical Properties of Materials "Iulia Boiarskaia"

Laboratory of Mechanical Properties of Materials "Iulia Boiarskaia"

Head of laboratory:

    Natalia Kazak
    cab. 129
    phone : + (373) 22 731736
    fax : + (373) 22 738149
    email : [javascript protected email address]

Directions of activity

Study of the mechanical properties (hardness, Young’s modulus, fracture toughness, yield limit, hardenning, etc.) of a wide range of materials (crystalline, polycrystalline, amorphous, polymeric, composite, ceramic, etc.), both bulk and size-limited, under micro/nanoindentation, micro/nanoscratching and uniaxial extention-compression; correlation of the mechanical properties with other physical ones;

Investigations of the processes and mechanisms of deformation, which take place under micro/nanoindentation and scratching: dislocation sliding, twinning, rotation, densification, phase transition, etc. and application of this knowledge for the study of different physical parameters and phenomena: anizotropy of hardness and fracture, dislocation mobility, scale effect, etc;

Influence of different factors, intern (structure, dopants, defects) and extern (load, deformation rate, cyclic deformation, temperature, radiation), on the deformation processes and mechanical behavior of materials in macro-, micro- and nano-volumes;

Using of the micro/nanoindentation and micro/nanoscratching methods for the obtaining of local modified structural, mechanical, electrical and optical properties in the main matrix of material.

The laboratory possesses a range of performant/unique equipment and facilities, some of which are also available to non-IFA researchers. E.g:

Laboratory staff:

Daria Grabco Dr.Sci., prof. Consultant	cab.: 229 phone: +(373) 22 738038 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/dgrabco
Gleb Colibaba Ph.D. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: phone: +(373) 22 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/gcolibaba
Tatiana Palamarciuc Ph.D. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 229 phone: +(373) 22 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/tpalamarciuc
Olga Shikimaka Ph.D., assoc. prof. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 229 phone: +(373) 22 738038 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/oshikimaka
Fiodor Braniste Ph.D. Senior scientific researcher	cab.: phone: +(373) 22 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/fbraniste
Evghenii Harea Ph.D., assoc. prof. Senior scientific researcher	cab.: 024 phone: +(373) 22 738109 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/eharea
Andrian Prisacaru Ph.D. Senior scientific researcher	cab.: 243 phone: +(373) 22 738109 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/aprisacaru
Constantin Pyrtsac Ph.D. Senior scientific researcher	cab.: 243 phone: +(373) 22 738038 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/cpyrtsac
Zinaida Barbos Scientific researcher	cab.: 243 phone: +(373) 22 738109 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/zbarbos
Mihaela Bivol Scientific researcher	cab.: 242 phone: +(373) 22 738109 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/mpopa
Natalia Kazak Scientific researcher	cab.: 129 phone: +(373) 22 731736 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/nkazak
Dorin Spoiala Scientific researcher	cab.: phone: +(373) 22 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/dspoiala
Dumitru Rusnac Stagiar scientific researcher	cab.: phone: +(373) 22 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/drusnac
Daria Topal Stagiar scientific researcher	cab.: 243 phone: +(373) 22 email: [javascript protected email address] www: /en/personalpages/dtopal