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Xavier BOULNAT

Villeurbanne Cedex

En résumé

Mes compétences :
Modeling
Processing
Materials science
Mechanical engineering
Metallurgy

Entreprises

  • INSA Lyon - Associate Professor (Maître de Conférence)

    Villeurbanne Cedex 2016 - maintenant Teaching in the Mechanical Engineering Department of INSA Lyon
    Materials Science with an emphasis on the link between process-induced microstructures (all classes of materials) and mechanical properties, materials selection methods, ...

    Research activities at MATEIS laboratory
    Processing of architecture materials, a promising and emerging class of structural materials with added properties, using various methods including additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy
    Assessment of their fatigue behavior (crack propagation, in situ / 3D experiments)

  • Areva - Metallurgical Engineer

    Paris La Defense 2014 - 2016 My technical responsibilities include:
    - Metallurgical and materials expertise related to large components, including steam generators and EPR pressure vessels
    - Technical interaction with the notified bodies and the safety authority
    - Technical support to the production site (manufacturing & welding)
    - R&D project management

    My managerial duties are:
    - interim management of the lab (2 engineers, 5 technicians)
    - estimation of the working load (mechanical tests, materials characterization)
    - Continuous improvement

  • CEA - INSA Lyon - PhD in Materials Science

    2011 - 2014 Development of innovative powder metallurgy processes of high performance steels.
    Study of the link between process, microstructure and mechanical properties:
    - Process optimization and scale-up
    - Microstructure characterization (Hardness, SEM, EBSD, XRD, TEM, SANS, etc)
    - Mechanical testing
    - Development of solid-state precipitation models
    - Prediction of the yield strength as a function of the microstructure (grain size, precipitation, …)

  • Areva NP (Toulouse, France) - Research Engineer (internship)

    2011 - 2011 Experimental and numerical study of the high temperature mechanical behavior of zirconium alloys

  • Novelis (Canada) - Research Engineer (internship)

    2010 - 2010 Effect of cold-rolling and annealing on Aluminum alloys properties: experimental and numerical study.
    - Quantification of recovery and recrystallization
    - Determination of yield strength and ductility
    - Development of yield strength modeling as a function of microstructural variables

  • Güntner (Munich, Germany) - Marketing assistant

    2009 - 2009 Translation of technical data

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