Physical metallurgy
Retsch Emax mill
Planetary mill with steel vessels, used for mechanical alloying of metal powders. The grinding vessels and grinding bodies with a diameter of 2 cm are made of AISI 420 steel. Thanks to the vessels with filling valves, mechanical alloying can be carried out in different atmospheres.
This is an optical microscope for observation in light reflection mode. The magnification is in the range of 50-1000x. It also has a polarizing and DIC filter as well as a digital camera and software for image capture, processing and analysis.
The TESCAN MIRA 2 LMU scanning electron microscope enables detailed observation of the microstructure of not only metallic materials at magnifications up to 50x. At the same time, thanks to the EDS and EBSD detector, this device can be used for chemical or crystallographic analysis.
Automatic metallographic polisher ATM Saphir 520
The automatic metallographic polisher allows polishing of up to 5 samples simultaneously. It is equipped with an automatic dispenser with 4 paths, which are used to dispense diamond suspensions and also wetting agents. The pressure force on the sample and the different polishing modes can be adjusted.
Spark plasma sintering machine FCT Systeme HP-D 10
Powder compaction device capable of preparing cylindrical samples with diameters of 20, 30 and 50 mm. By passing a current through the powder material, ultra-high heating rates are achieved and compaction occurs under pressure.
LabTest 5.250SP1-VM universal testing machine
Universal testing machine for tensile, compressive and flexural strength testing of materials at laboratory temperature and at elevated temperatures up to 1200 °C. The machine is equipped with a laser strain gauge for precise measurement of the deformation of the specimen.
Atomic Emission Spectrometer Horiba JobinYvon GD Profiler II
The spectrometer is equipped with radio frequency glow discharge excitation. With controlled surface sputtering, it enables chemical bulk and surface profile analysis of conductive and non-conductive samples
Scanning electron microscope TESCAN VEGA 3 LMU
The TESCAN VEGA 3 LMU scanning electron microscope enables the observation of both conductive and non-conductive materials thanks to the selectable pressure in the working chamber. Thanks to the OXFORD Instruments INCA 350 EDS analyzer, it also allows chemical microanalysis of the observed sample
Coater Quorum Q150R ES
The Quorum Q150R ES sputter coater is used to coat materials, which is usually used to increase the conductivity of the material for electron microscopy. Au is most commonly used for plating, although other metals such as Ag can also be used. Metal layer thicknesses can be as low as 1 nm depending on the setup.
Precision metallographic saw ATM Brillant 220
The saw enables precise cutting of a wide range of materials from polymers to metallic materials and ceramics. Corundum, diamond or CBN burrs can be used for cutting. To limit the thermal impact on the material, the saw is equipped with water cooling
Laser diffraction Malvern Mastersizer 3000
The Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction is used to determine the particle size distribution of powders. Measurements can be made in both dry and wet configurations of the instrument.
Hardness testers
Hardness testers for indentation hardness tests according to Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell.
FutureTech FM700 Microhardness tester
The FutureTech FM700 semi-automatic micro-hardness tester is used for measuring Vickers hardness at low to medium loads (1 g to 1 kg). It is equipped with several lenses, allowing the measurement of materials with a large range of hardnesses.
The instrument enables the measurement of tribological properties of materials in linear and rotational arrangement by the Pin-on Disc method. Various materials can be used as the abrasion body, most commonly corundum or steel balls. The instrument is also equipped with a profilometer that can determine the surface roughness and the depth of the abrasion mark with high accuracy.