Matteo Crachi

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Meccanica , 38^th cycle (2022-2025)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

matteo.crachi@polito.it

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PhD

Research topic

Liquid Rocket Engines, Thermo-Mechanical analysis, Additive Manufacturing

Tutors

Research interests

Finite element analysis / Analisi a elementi finiti

Composite materials / Materiali compositi

Fatigue and fracture / Fatica e frattura

Machine design / Progetto di macchine

Biography

Matteo Crachi is a PhD Student at Politecnico di Torino in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency. The main topics of his research activities are related to thermo-mechanical cycling experimental analysis and numerical modelling of L-PBF additive manufactured materials and innovative geometries for liquid rocket engines. Together with common copper alloys and nickel based superalloys, he is focusing his studies on new additive manufactured copper-maraging steel metal matrix composites for space applications.

Awards and Honors

ICEM20 - 20th International Conference on Experimental mechanics - Best PhD Award for attending and for contributing a high quality paper to the conference. (2023)

Research

Research groups

ISED: Industrial Systems Engineering and Design (DIMEAS)

Publications

PoliTO co-authors

Last years publications

Publications by type

Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris

Crachi, Matteo; Lusicini, Delio; Sesana, Raffaella; Delprete, Cristiana; Pizzarelli, ... (2025)
Effect of LPBF Process Parameters on Thermomechanical Properties of a Copper-Based Metal Matrix Composite. In: JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, vol. 147, pp. 1-15. ISSN 1087-1357
Contributo su Rivista
Lusicini, Delio; Crachi, Matteo; Sesana, Raffaella; Delprete, Cristiana; Sicignano, ... (2025)
Experimental Analysis of Thermomechanical Properties of Innovative Heat Treated Metal Matrix Composites Processed by Additive Manufacturing for Space Rocket Applications. In: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE, pp. 1-16. ISSN 1059-9495
Contributo su Rivista
Crachi, Matteo; Sesana, Raffaella; Delprete, Cristiana (2025)
Experimental characterization of a new L-PBF AM 65% copper 35% maraging steel Metal-Matrix-Composite for Liquid Rocket Engine thrust chambers. In: MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 45, pp. 1-13. ISSN 2352-4928
Contributo su Rivista
Lusicini, Delio; Sesana, Raffaella; Delprete, Cristiana; Crachi, Matteo; Sicignano, ... (2024)
EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF INNOVATIVE HEAT-TREATED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES PROCESSED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR SPACE ROCKET APPLICATIONS. In: AIAS2024 - 53° Convegno AIAS
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Crachi, Matteo; Sesana, Raffaella; Delprete, Cristiana; Pizzarelli, Marco; Borrelli, ... (2023)
Low cycle fatigue and creep properties of a new L-PBF additive manufacturing copper-maraging steel metal matrix composite for liquid rocket engine thrust chambers. In: Aerospace Europe Conference 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)