Set up on April 18, 1955.
Its primary study areas are:
- physical and chemical fundamentals of technologies and physico-chemical properties of inorganic materials; investigations of phase equilibriums, surface and contact phenomena in multi-component systems; hydrogen technologies of material synthesis and processing;
- physics of deformation and fracture; structural basics of developing constructional materials with high specific strength; computer modelling of materials structure;
- synthesis of refractory compounds and high-pressure phases; high-temperature, superhard, functional oxide-free and oxide ceramic materials on the basis of those phases;
- state-of-the-art powder metallurgy technologies; computer design and optimization of technological processes; sintered metal materials and composites, powder coatings with designated properties for various applications;
- nanocrystalline metals, nanoceramics and nanocomposites; synthesis of novel nanostructural types of refractory substances and materials on their basis.
Major advances and developments:
In terms of developing diverse state-of-the-art technological processes, materials and products, NAS I. M. Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Sciences is a unique center that has few analogs in the whole world. All Institute’s achievements rely on extensive fundamental research in physics and chemistry, mechanics of deformed body and computer simulation in materials science.
Memorial of the first Director, founder of the Institute - academician USSR (1955-1973) Frantsevich I.N., the memorial is located on the territory of institute
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Central building