Universitat Politècnica de València · Campus d’Alcoi
Tribology, materials and manufacturing
A laboratory of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the UPV Alcoy Campus. Our work covers friction and wear, sheet metal forming, polymer injection moulding, composite materials and fatigue.
Location
Carbonell Building (CBL4), ground floor
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
University
Universitat Politècnica de València
News
Lab news
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New MechLab website
The lab website is now available in Spanish, Valencian and English, with sections on the team, equipment, projects and publications.
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ECOMPOSITE project results
Between 2022 and 2024 the project built seven sustainable composite demonstrators for the wind energy, construction and transport sectors.
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The plastic deformation process simulator
How the machine we use to measure friction between sheet and tool during forming works.
About us
Faculty and researchers from the UPV Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
Most of our work is in tribology and manufacturing processes. We measure friction and wear in metals, polymers and composites, study how processing conditions affect the properties of the finished part, and build numerical models to predict it. Some of this work is done in projects with companies and with other UPV research groups.
The lab is also used for course practicals, bachelor’s and master’s theses and doctoral research. It is on the ground floor of the Carbonell Building (CBL4) on the Alcoy Campus.
Research lines
Research lines
Tribology
Dry and lubricated friction and wear testing, and friction in sheet metal forming, including high-strength steels.
Materials science
Thermoplastic-matrix and natural-fibre composites, and how injection moulding and 3D printing conditions affect mechanical properties.
Mechanical engineering
Fatigue, creep, in-service failure analysis and finite element simulation.
Team
Faculty and researchers
Faculty
Researchers and students
SG
Sergio García Carrasco
Researcher
AC
Alejandro de la Calle Salas
Laboratory technician
VD
Víctor Domingo Arlandis
Researcher
JR
Julio Esteban Rivero Jordá
Student intern
FC
Francisco de Paula Cerdá Leal
Student intern