Laboratory of Process Metallurgy
Inventory:

Thermal analysis:
 

• TMDSC-TGA-MS(STA)
  Simultaneous mass and heat difference measurement with massspectrometer gas analysis, modulated heating 2000 °C
• DSC-TGA-MS (STA)
  Simultaneous mass and temperature difference measurement with massspectrometer gas analysis 1550°C
• DTA–TGA (STA)
  Simultaneous mass and temperature difference measurement 1500°C
• TGA
  Mass measurement in reducing atmosphere 1500°C
• Optical dilatometer
  Dimensional measurement 1500°C
• High temperature viscometer
  Rotational viscosity measurement 1700°C
• Blast furnace gas phase alkali simulator
  Mass measurement in reducing CO,CO2,N2,H2,H2O,K,S, atmosphere 1800 °C
• Blast furnace gas phase layer simulator
  Furnace 1000 mm (H), 80mm (D) is heated in three zones and it uses the same gases as alkali simulator. Evolved Gas Analysis, CO,CO2,H2,H2O,measurement in reducing atmosphere 1300 °C
• Confocal Raman microscope hot stage
  Raman spectrum and dimensional measurement with High temperature microscope stage 1500 °C

• Pressure furnace 10 bar,1500 °C
• ThermalGradient furnace 1800 °C
• Induction furnace 125 ml
• Chamber furnace 1800 °C

• Gas chromatograph, Lancom Series II, CO,CO2,O2 gas analyzer, Wuhan CO,CO2,H2 gas analyzer
• Rapidox O2 gas analyzer,Vaisala H2O gas analyzer
• BioLogic SP150 potentiostat with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy measurement
• OpticalMicroscopes
• Materialographic surface preparation
• Water-models ( CC, LD, AOD)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics software (Fluent, Comsol, OPENFoam)
• Thermodynamic calculation programs (HSC, Fact Sage)

Materials Engineering Laboratory
Inventory:
 

• Gleeble 3800 thermomechanical simulator (thermo-mechanical processing, hot ductility, CTT- and TTT -diagrams, recrystallization kinetics, annealing, welding simulation, etc.)
• Gleeble 1500 (as above)
• Laboratory rolling mill with accelerated cooling unit
• GDA750 analyzator (bulk composition of carbon and stainless steels, Cu- and Al-alloys; depth profiles of elements in nanoscale)
• Instrumented microhardness tester (CSM, 30 mN, local hardness and flow stress curves)
• Tensile testing machines (Zwick, 100 kN; from -80 °C to 200 °C; MTS810)
• Charpy Impact test hammer
• NDT drop weight hammer
• Macrohardness testers
• Optical microscopes and image analysis
   

Available at Center of Microscopy and Nanotechnology:
 

• FESEM (ZEISS Ultra Plus) with EDS-EBSD
• EFTEM Leo 912 Omega
• EPMA JEOL JXA-8200
• FEI HELIOS DUALBEAM FIB+FESEM+STEM+EDS
• XRD Siemens 5000

Metallography

Characterization devices enabling the analysis and measurement of optical and structural properties of micro- and nanostructure and materials, see the list of aquipment in Center of Microscopy and Nanotechnology

Mechanical engineering workshop
 

• Water jet cutting machine
• Mitsui Seiki HR-5B machining center
• Yasda YBM-850V precision machining center
• Makino MC 60 machining center
• Mori Seiki SL 1 B CNC lathe
• Coordinate measuring machine IOTA P 1270
• Measuring machine Carl Zeiss Jena
• Ursviken Optima 100 press brake
• Guillotine shear cutting machine Aliko 3012 CNC
• Robot welding cell

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  • Kemppi Pro MIG 5000
  • Motoman Motoman L 106
• MIG/MAG/TIG Welding

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  • Kemppi Kempomat 2500
  • Kemppi Kempomig 3200
  • Kemppi Kempomig 4000W
  • Kemppi Kempotig ACDC 4500
• Surface roughness tester Mitutoyo
• Roundness measuring tester Talyrond 201
• Measuring systems for machine tool inspection and acceptance

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  • path control accuracy testing system, Heidenhain DBB 110 (double ball bar with integrated linear encoders)
  • comparator measuring system for linear axes, Heidenhain VM 182-1020
  • ACCOM measuring and evaluation software
  • small angle and levelling measuring instument Wyler Leveltronic
     
• Multicomponent dynamometer Kistler 9257B for cutting force measurements