RF Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry (RF-GD-OES) can provide both the surface and bulk composition to all elements for almost all solid materials, including metals, metal coatings, semiconductors, polymer coatings, glass, ceramics, etc.

The system allows obtaining temperature dependence of the elastic properties of the material by non-destructive impulse excitation method.

A test system is designed for testing at temperatures up to 1600°C. Tests of metals, ceramics and composites can be performed in vacuum or under a protective argon atmosphere.

EverCool II (2 - 400 K; 0 - 9 T)

for electronic structure calculations

Scanning electron microscope with FEG electron source.

Scanning electron microscope Tescan LYRA 3 XMU FEG/SEMxFIB with FEG electron source.

A universal testing system predominately used for quasi-static tensile, compressive, bending experiments of polymers, metals, ceramic and their composites at wide range of temperatures.

It is a fully automated Sievert’s instrument for measurement of gas sorption properties of materials.

High resolution transmission electron microscope JEOL JEM-2100F with FEG electron source.

A universal testing system predominately used for bending and compressive experiments of ceramic and ceramic composites at room temperatures.

5 – 1073 K

X-ray powder diffractometer X´Pert Pro (PanAnalytical) with Bragg-Brentano geometry

Load measurement, different instrumented and non-instrumented pendulums from 0.5J up to 50J, dynamic tensile test adaptor. The fracture process can be monitored by high speed camera Olympus i-SPEED 3 with extreme low light sensitivity and up to 150,000 fps recoding.

Load cell up to ± 250 N, loading speed up to 0.5 m/s. Fixtures for tensile and three or four point bend test.

Microscope for documentation of microstructure and fracture surfaces, 3D reconstruction of surfaces and their further geometrical analysis.

Analytical transmission electron microscope Philips CM12 STEM with thermoemission source of electrons.

Two creep machines for high strain sensitivity tests at medium stresses.

Creep machine for torsion tests with high strain sensitivity at low stresses.

35 creep machines of our own construction allowing tests up to 950°C and various loading modes.

In all tests - possibility of protective atmosphere: purified dry argon, hydrogen, nitrogen.

Two machines for creep experiments with high strain sensitivity at low stresses.

Creep test system Zwick/Roell - Messphysik KAPPA LA spring 20kN, with furnace MAYTEC up to 1400 °C, testing in Ar protective atmosphere or vacuum.

Creep test system Zwick/Roell - Messphysik KAPPA LA spring 50kN, with furnace MAYTEC up to 1200 °C, testing in air and Ar protective atmosphere

An Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) for high sensitive displacement and strain analysis.

Electrodynamic testing instrument INSTRON with closed control loop for static or dynamic testing from very small to high frequencies (200 Hz and more). Maximal load is of ±3000 N for dynamic testing and ±2100 N for static testing. The system is equipped with temperature controlled chamber INSTRON 3119-605 with a temperature range from -100°C in LN2 atmosphere (-70 °C in CO2) to 350 °C and the internal dimensions of 485×240×230 mm.

The furnace MILA-5000 is characterized by extremely high rate of heating and rapid cooling of samples in vacuum, protective atmosphere or air.

Servohydraulic MTS 809 axial – torsional test system allowing us to perform isothermal fatigue testing with independent bi-axial loading at temperatures from 24°C up to 1400°C.

Testing system allowing us to perform isothermal fatigue loading at temperatures from 24°C up to 1000°C.

Testing system allowing us to perform isothermal fatigue loading at temperature 24°C or when equipped with cryostat at low temperature from -196°C or equipped with environmental chamber in temperature range from -70°C up to 350°C.

MTS 880 servo-hydraulic testing system allowing us to perform an independent mechanical and thermal cyclic loading in the temperature range from 24°C to 1200°C.

Resonant pulsator dedicated mainly for fatigue tests at high temperatures. The testing device is equipped by furnace with possible heating up to 1000 °C. Work resonant frequency is controlled by electromagnetic actuator. Test frequency is adjustable and is usually in range of 100 to 130 Hz. Movable crosshead of the pulsator enables application of mean force loads, i.e. asymmetrical fatigue tests.

Resonant electromagnetic pulsator equipped by accessories for testing of compact tensile specimens and 3 point bending test dedicated mainly for fatigue crack propagation measurements. Therefore, the pulsator is upgraded by pair of camera system for fine measurement of actual crack length. Maximum dynamic force 25 kN predetermines this testing device for small specimen testing. Test frequency can be in range of 35 to 300 Hz.

Resonant pulsator with mechanical actuator. Possible test frequencies are from 12 to 83 Hz. Test machine is suitable for force controlled fatigue tests of larger samples thanks to the size and stiffness of frame. Dynamic load can be up to 30 kN and mean load up to 36 kN. The pulsator is dedicated for fatigue crack propagation tests of flat specimens (push/pull or push/push tests) or 3 point bending test specimens.

Eight creep machines for conventional tests of metallic materials up to 1000°C in air.

Load cell of testing machine up to 2.5 kN. Micro hardness head equipped with instrumented Vickers, Knoop and universal micro-hardness test with load up to 200 N and position resolution 20 nm.

Compact table model of servo-hydraulic pulsator dedicated for static and dynamic material testing. Pulsator is capable to load the specimen by forces up to 25 kN. Maximum stroke of grips is 250 mm. Testing device is able to control mechanical tests in control regime of force or displacement. Electronic controlling system enables tailoring of a course of the mechanical test according to operator needs. Zwick/Roell Amsler HC25 is mainly determined for fatigue tests with low frequencies and with needs of fine level of control.

Resonant pulsator equipped with mechanical actuator. Possible test frequencies are from 12 to 83 Hz. Test machine is suitable for force controlled fatigue tests of larger samples thanks to the size and stiffness of frame. Dynamic load can be up to 30 kN and mean load up to 36 kN. The pulsator is dedicated for fatigue crack propagation tests of flat specimens (push/pull or push/push tests) or 3 point bending test specimens.

Ultrasonic fatigue system pulsating at frequency of 20 kHz. This allows real-time measurement of very high cycle fatigue properties of materials at the number of cycles between 10 million to 10 billion. Measurement is possible under tension/compression and tension/tension conditions. It enables the measurement of SN (Wöhler) curves and fatigue crack propagation rates.

for 4 channels continuous recording of AE signal with measuring and analysing software.

The analytical balances Denver Summit are precious tool for weighting of small samples with the precision of 0.1 mg. The available density kit broadens their application to the density measurement.

The diamond saw is ideal for precise sectioning with minimal material deformation. It is suitable for sectioning of extremely hard materials - ceramics or metals.

Feritscope Fischer FMP 30 is equipment for measurement of the ferrite Content in Steels.

The vacuum induction furnace with maximum charge of about 0.3 kg. The melting experiments can be conducted under vacuum or in a protective atmosphere.

The furnace MAM-1 is an arc melter designed for melting samples of approximate weight of 5-20 g under protective atmosphere Ar. The batch is melted on water cooled copper plate and it is possible also suction casting. The maximum melting temperature is 3500°C.

Furnace can perform heating of laboratory samples in high vacuum and protective atmosphere.

Instrument for the non-destructive measurement of the elastic properties of materials.

The laboratory horizontal tube furnace with 40mm inside diameter of tube. It can be used up to temperature 1300°C.

Four horizontal tube furnaces with 40mm inside diameter of tube. They can be used up to temperature 1550°C. The temperature of sample is measured by thermocouple located near the sample. The temperature is stabilized within ± 1°C.

Questar and Navitar are long focal microscopes for in-situ observation of specimen surface during loading.

The computer-controlled liquid scintillation analyzer of liquid samples (low-level liquid scintillation analyzer/counter LSC) is suitable for detecting of extremely low beta radioactivity.

The rotary automated microtome which allows precise sectioning of radioactive samples with accurate specimen settings enables to set an exact zero point and angle of cutting.

The device is designed to chemical analysis of surface, concentration mapping and depth profiling of chemical composition in metal materials by SIMS method.

● optimal for hard, medium-hard, and britttle materials; ● 2 milling positions; ● grinding size of the bowl 80 ml; ● sample quantity 20 ml (min), 70 ml (max); ● material of grinding tools: tempered steel, stainless steel, zirconium oxide; ● dry/wet grinding process; ● milling in inert atmosphere; ● 100 up to 1100 rpm rotational speed

Furnace for thermocouple calibration

The cutting machine allows precious sectioning of very hard materials using diamond blades of various dimensions.

Resonant table machine used for bending stress application and for precracking of impact test specimens. Maximum static bending moment reaches 70 Nm and dynamic 35 Nm. Test frequency can be up to 200 Hz according to the specimen shape.

Electromagnetic resonant pulsator mainly for fatigue tests at high temperatures. Movable crosshead with possible recording of its position enables to measure cyclic creep curves and also conducting tests with periodical changes of mean load (i.e. suitable for combined cyclic tests). Test frequency ranges from 100 to 130 Hz.

Servo-hydraulic pulsator equiped with device for hysteresis loop recording. Testing device is suitable for fatigue tests in area of low cycle fatigue and shorter high cycle fatigue because of low test frequencies (0,1 – 10 Hz).

The system for detection of alfa/beta/gamma radioactivity. The system is equipped by two sensitive ionization chambers in anticoincidence arrangement.

according to ASTM standards.

300 – 1000 K

80 – 900 K, 1 T

Oil free vacuum or gas atmosphere, up to 1300 K

5 – 1300 K

The system for detection and spectroscopy of gamma radiation.

For the furnace atmosphere

at room temperature

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