Institute of Physics of Materials AS CR, v. v. i. > Laboratories > Laboratory of preparation and analysis of materials
Sputter coater Quorum 150T
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The Q150T system is a versatile turbo sputter for preparing samples for observation in a scanning electron microscope.
Grinding & Polishing Machine Minitech SP1 300 Presi
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Manual single-disk grinder and polisher with a disk diameter of 300 mm, designed for grinding samples on sandpaper, disks, or for polishing samples using polishing cloths and diamond pastes and suspensions.
Stereomicroskope Olympus SZX7
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Compact stereomicroscope with integrated camera and mechanized z-axis movement.
TenuPol 5
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
TenuPol-5 is a device designed for automated electropolishing and etching of metallographic samples for observation in a transmission electron microscope.
OPAL 410 Hot Mounting Press ATM
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Fully automatic Opal 410 hot mounting metallographic press with an electro-hydraulic system and an included cooling system for automatic specimen cooling is used for the preparation of metallographic specimens.
Brillant 220 automatic / manual metallographic saw Metalco
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Brillant-220 is an universal precision saw designed for manual and automatic precision cutting of very small and larger specimens.
Digital microscope Olympus DSX1000
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The Olympus DSX1000 digital microscope enables recording of 2D / 3D images using long working distance objective lenses.
GW INSTEK PSU 60-25 programmable laboratory power supply
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
GW INSTEK PSU 60-25 DC switching laboratory power supply is a programmable power supply with an output voltage of 0-60 V and a maximum output current of 25 A.
Olympus GX51 Inverted Metallographic Microscope
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The GX51 inverted microscope provides high stability to support excellent image clarity and superb resolution with high magnifications and comfortable operability.
Duramin microhardness tester Struers
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Duramin microhardness tester for Vickers and Knoop hardness tests performed in a range of loads from 98.07 mN (10 g) to 19.61 N (2 kg).
Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS) Gatan MODEL 691
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The System for TEM samples preparation by argon ions polishing
Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS II), Gatan MODEL 695
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The instrument designed to produce high-quality TEM specimens by argon ions polishing.
Cross Section Polisher SM-09010, JEOL
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Preparation of cross sections of different materials using an argon ion beam for SEM investigation.
Saphir 320 and 330 Grinding & Polishing Machines ATM
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Single/double wheel manual grinders and polishers are used for specimens grinding on grinding papers/discs and polishing on polishing clothes with diamond pastes or suspensions.
Saphir 550 automatic grinder and polisher with Rubin 520 grinding unit Metalco
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Saphir 550 automatic single-disc preparation system with 300 mm disk is designed for grinding and polishing of metallographic specimens.
Stereomicroscope Leica S9i
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Compact stereomicroscope with an optical system with 12° scattering optical paths and and apochromatic optics incorporated in the microscope and an integrated camera.
Tergeo plasma cleaner
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Compact cleaner designed for SEM specimen cleaning, activating functional groups on polymers, metals, and ceramics, achieving hydrophilic wettability, improving bonding strength and printability, etc.
Thermostat Lauda RP 290 E
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Lauda RP 290 E circulation thermostat is designed for external applications where rapid temperature changes are required (e.g. electrolyte cooling).
DuraScan 70 G5 ZwickRoell hardness tester
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The DuraScan 70 G5 hardness tester enables measurements using the Vickers method in the load range from 0.01 to 60 kg.
ZHV30 Vickers Hardness Tester ZwickRoell
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The ZHV30 low-load Vickers hardness tester used for hardness tests according to ISO 6507 and ASTM E384 in the test-load range from HV0.2 to HV30.
Rockwell 150CLK ZwickRoell universal hardness tester
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The Rockwell 150CLK universal hardness tester enables hardness measurements in the range of 5 to 187.5 kg.
VibroMet 2 Vibratory Polisher Buehler
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
VibroMet 2 Vibratory Polisher is designed to prepare high quality polished surfaces on a wide variety of problematically polished materials (such as soft materials, superalloys, microelectronic parts, etc.).
LectroPol-5 electrolytic polishing machine
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
LectroPol-5 is designed for automatized electrolytic polishing and etching of metallographic specimens.
MATRIX MPS-7061 60V/10A power supply
Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
DC regulated power supply of constant voltage or current is used for electrolytic polishing and etching.
Laboratory of preparation and analysis of materials
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| The laboratory focuses on the preparation of nano to macro particle precursors for newly developing materials. Apart from the preparation of new materials, the Laboratory offers an analysis of a wide range of materials via light optical microscopy and selective/color etching. Another field of expertise is the preparation of a top quality surface for EBSD and AFM analysis, defect-free complex surfaces preparation via electrolytic and chemical polishing and hardness measurement. |
Sputter coater Quorum 150TContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The Q150T system is a versatile turbo sputter for preparing samples for observation in a scanning electron microscope.
Grinding & Polishing Machine Minitech SP1 300 PresiContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Manual single-disk grinder and polisher with a disk diameter of 300 mm, designed for grinding samples on sandpaper, disks, or for polishing samples using polishing cloths and diamond pastes and suspensions.
Stereomicroskope Olympus SZX7Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Compact stereomicroscope with integrated camera and mechanized z-axis movement.
TenuPol 5Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
TenuPol-5 is a device designed for automated electropolishing and etching of metallographic samples for observation in a transmission electron microscope.
OPAL 410 Hot Mounting Press ATMContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Fully automatic Opal 410 hot mounting metallographic press with an electro-hydraulic system and an included cooling system for automatic specimen cooling is used for the preparation of metallographic specimens.
Brillant 220 automatic / manual metallographic saw MetalcoContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Brillant-220 is an universal precision saw designed for manual and automatic precision cutting of very small and larger specimens.
Digital microscope Olympus DSX1000Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The Olympus DSX1000 digital microscope enables recording of 2D / 3D images using long working distance objective lenses.
GW INSTEK PSU 60-25 programmable laboratory power supplyContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
GW INSTEK PSU 60-25 DC switching laboratory power supply is a programmable power supply with an output voltage of 0-60 V and a maximum output current of 25 A.
Olympus GX51 Inverted Metallographic MicroscopeContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The GX51 inverted microscope provides high stability to support excellent image clarity and superb resolution with high magnifications and comfortable operability.
Duramin microhardness tester StruersContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Duramin microhardness tester for Vickers and Knoop hardness tests performed in a range of loads from 98.07 mN (10 g) to 19.61 N (2 kg).
Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS) Gatan MODEL 691Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The System for TEM samples preparation by argon ions polishing
Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS II), Gatan MODEL 695Contact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The instrument designed to produce high-quality TEM specimens by argon ions polishing.
Cross Section Polisher SM-09010, JEOLContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Preparation of cross sections of different materials using an argon ion beam for SEM investigation.
Saphir 320 and 330 Grinding & Polishing Machines ATMContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Single/double wheel manual grinders and polishers are used for specimens grinding on grinding papers/discs and polishing on polishing clothes with diamond pastes or suspensions.
Saphir 550 automatic grinder and polisher with Rubin 520 grinding unit MetalcoContact:
Saphir 550 automatic single-disc preparation system with 300 mm disk is designed for grinding and polishing of metallographic specimens.
Stereomicroscope Leica S9iContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Compact stereomicroscope with an optical system with 12° scattering optical paths and and apochromatic optics incorporated in the microscope and an integrated camera.
Tergeo plasma cleanerContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Compact cleaner designed for SEM specimen cleaning, activating functional groups on polymers, metals, and ceramics, achieving hydrophilic wettability, improving bonding strength and printability, etc.
Thermostat Lauda RP 290 EContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
Lauda RP 290 E circulation thermostat is designed for external applications where rapid temperature changes are required (e.g. electrolyte cooling).
DuraScan 70 G5 ZwickRoell hardness testerContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The DuraScan 70 G5 hardness tester enables measurements using the Vickers method in the load range from 0.01 to 60 kg.
ZHV30 Vickers Hardness Tester ZwickRoellContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The ZHV30 low-load Vickers hardness tester used for hardness tests according to ISO 6507 and ASTM E384 in the test-load range from HV0.2 to HV30.
Rockwell 150CLK ZwickRoell universal hardness testerContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
The Rockwell 150CLK universal hardness tester enables hardness measurements in the range of 5 to 187.5 kg.
VibroMet 2 Vibratory Polisher BuehlerContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
VibroMet 2 Vibratory Polisher is designed to prepare high quality polished surfaces on a wide variety of problematically polished materials (such as soft materials, superalloys, microelectronic parts, etc.).
LectroPol-5 electrolytic polishing machineContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
LectroPol-5 is designed for automatized electrolytic polishing and etching of metallographic specimens.
MATRIX MPS-7061 60V/10A power supplyContact: doc. Ing. Stanislava Fintová, Ph.D.
DC regulated power supply of constant voltage or current is used for electrolytic polishing and etching.
