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Equipment |
Performance |
Field of use |
| Mechanical testing |
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Tensile testing |
Range of force: 50 N to 1 MN
Temperature range: room-temperature up to 2200 °C
Testing atmospheres: air, vacuum or protective atmospheres |
Tensile-, compression-, bending- and sheartesting;
Determination of the Young´s Modulus;
Short term creep tests;
Determination of Poisson´s ratio at room temperature |
| Fatigue testing |
Resonant machine
Range of force: 20 kN
Temperature range: room-temperature up to 1100 °C
Testing atmosphere: air |
Determination of fatigue strength of high performance materials |
| Hardness testing |
Vickers-, Rockwell-, Brinell-, shorehardness |
Determination of hardness of components |
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Non-destructive testing |
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Ultrasonic testing |
Handheld probe and ultrasonic scanner with water bath;
Testing frequency up to 20 MHz
A-, B- and C-Scan |
Detection of voids in components |
| Radiography |
X-ray tube
Medium frequency device with a power of
275 kV and 3 mA (focal spot size: 1.5 mm) |
Testing of welded and brazed joints |
| Eddy current testing |
Handheld probe; Scanner
Multiple frequency method |
Coating thickness measurements of laminates |
| Thermography |
Infrared camera
Excitation by ultrasound, Lock-In and transient methods |
Testing of brazed joints in components |
| Dye penetration testing |
visible dye; fluorescent methods |
Detecting of surface cracks |
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Metallography & Microspcopy |
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| Extensive metallographic equipment |
Optical microscopes (bright- and dark fi eld, polarised light);
quantitative microstructural analysis |
Particle size distribution determination in ODS alloys |
| Portable metallography |
Mobile station with grinding and polishing equipment, etching device and microscope |
Examination of large parts in the rolling mill |
| Scanning electron microscope with EDX detector |
Secondary- and backscatter electron detector; Point-, line- and area analysis |
Assessment of failure modes in metals |
