Equipment in the field of Materials Analysis

Heat Treatment Furnace 1600 °C

• Temperature maximum 1600 °C
• additional thermocouple in the middle of the furnace
• digital recorder Nanodac
• cascade control

Differential Scanning Calorimetry Mettler Toledo DSC 1

Thermogravimetric analyser Mettler Toledo TGA/DSC 1

Thermomechanical Analyser Mettler Toledo TMA/SDTA841e

• Temperature range -150 °C to 600 °C
• Temperature accuracy ± 0.35 °C
• TMA resolution 0.6 nm (over the whole range)
• Maximum scanning length 20 mm

Dynamic-Mechanical Analyser Mettler Toledo DMA/SDTA861e

High-resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope Zeiss Merlin Compact VP

• Oxford EDX detector with 50 mm² chip area
• Oxford EBSD Detector Nano
• Variable pressure mode for imaging non-conductive samples
• Angle-sensitive backscatter electron detector (AsB)
• Inlens Duo-Detector (SE/BSE)

Nano Computertomograph GE Nanotom M

• Spatial resolution max. 0.6 µm
• Tensile-, preassure-, flexure-testing unit
• VG Studio Max incl. material analysis package

Light Microscope Leitz Laborlux 12ME

• Magnification maximum 500x
• Computer evaluation with VIS 5.0

Tensile Testing Machine Instron 5969

• Maximum static test load 50 kN
• Total crossbar travel 1140 mm
• working space width 418 mm
• extensometer with 10 mm measuring length and +/- 50 % elongation
• Wedge clamping jaws
• 8 measuring amplifiers / control channels (LVDT, DMS)
• operating and programming software Bluehill 3

Tensile Testing Machine Zwick 1464

• Two-spindle static testing machine
• Load range 0.5 N to 50 kN
• Travel maximum 1000 mm, up to 0.01 mm accuracy
• Deformation measurement directly on the specimen maximum 20 mm
• Test speed maximum 1000 mm/min
• Specimen geometry Flat specimens up to 20 mm thick; round specimens with 4 to 10 mm diameter

Notch Impact Bending Device Zwick 5101

• maximum power 50 joules
• electronic evaluation

Hardness Testing Machine Wolpert Dia Testor 2Rc

• HV 1 to HV 250
• Rockwell, Vickers and Brinell testable
• Karl Zeiss objective

Heating ovens

• Linn VMK 22 Nominal temperature 1200 °C
• Heraeus RL 200 E Nominal temperature 650 °C
• Heraeus UT 6060 Nominal temperature 300 °C

Ultrasonic Testing Device Karl Deutsch Echograph 1054

• Angle and vertical probes
• with CS transmitter

Precision Cutting Machine Struers Accutom-5

• Precise and deformation-free cutting
• specimens can be clamped firmly, rotated or oscillated as desired
• presettable constant feed rate from 0.005 - 3.00 mm/s
• variable wheel speed up to 3,000 rpm with positioning accuracy of 5 µm; adjustable force limitation

Embedding-Press Struers LaboPress-3

• Individually controllable parameters: temperature, force/pressure, heating time, cooling time
• automatic recognition of cylinder diameter
• powerful embedding unit (1000 W)
• hydraulic system with high-precision pressure control
• pressure 50 - 350 bar in steps of 25 bar
• Heating time 1 - 15 min in steps of 0.5 min
• Heating temperature 120-150-180 °C

Grinding Machine Struers RotoPol-11

• 150/300 rpm
• Motor power 90/180 W
• cooled grinding wheels guarantee maximum reproducibility

Electrolytic Polishing and Etching Unit Struers LectroPol-5

• with microprocessors for software-controlled, automatic preparation of metallographic specimens
• polishing at temperatures below 0 °C
• short polishing times and highest reproducibility
• grid function for creating a current-density curve

Sputter Coater Bal-Tec SCD 050

• Gold and carbon vapour deposition
• water-cooled mechanical vacuum pump