[en] Some aspects of heavy-ion physics between approximately 20-50 MeV/u are reviewed on two examples. First, one describes the present situation concerning the amount of linear momentum that a projectile can transfer to a fused system. One shows that this amount depends on the bombarding energy and on the mass of the projectile. The limit of incomplete fusion is discussed in terms of the maximum energy content of a nuclear system. Second, one describes some new results obtained with Kr projectiles on medium and heavy targets where one observes strongly inelastic events. These products are interpreted qualitatively in terms of a participants-spectators picture modified by the mean field interaction. The difference between Kr and lighter projectiles induced reactions is interpreted in terms of the Coulomb interaction as it is also the case at low bombarding energies