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Equipment list

Optical Microscopes

  • Zeiss Axio Observer
  • Zeiss AxioCam 208
  • Olympus DSX 510
  • ASH Omni 3

Scanning Electron Microscope

  • Zeiss LEO 1530
    • Inlens
    • EDX
    • Backscatter
    • EBSD

Mechanical Testing

  • Testometric Tensile Testing Machine
  • Struers Durascan VIckets Hardness Tester

Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Powder Characterisation

  • Granupack
  • GranuDrum
  • GranuCharge
  • GranuMidity
  • Mettler Toledo C30s KF Titrator
  • Mastersizer Hydro Aero  (PSD measurements)

Metrology

  • Bruker Alicona
  • Bruker D2 Phaser XRD

Sample Preparation

Cutting saws

  • Well Diamond Wire Saw
  • Gravity Saw
  • Buehler IsoMet 4000 Linear Precision Saw
  • Buehler IsoMet Low Speed Saw
  • Struers Secotom 20

Cold mounting

  • Epoxy
  • Acrylic

Hot mounting

  • Bakelite

Vacuum system

  • Struers CitoVac

Grinding & Polishing

  • StruersLaboSystem
  • Struers Tegramin 30
  • Struers LaboPol-20 w/ LaboForce-50
  • Struers Lavamin

Quorum Coater Q150R

  • Gold
  • Carbon

Other

  • ACS Environmental Chamber
  • Carbolite Gero Furnace
  • Mettler Toledo Star System TGA/DSC 1
  • Autocaf