Our Equipment

Elements analyzer based on AAS;
FSSS analyzer;
Sieves;
Ball mills;
Cutting and polishing machines (maximal diameter = 60mm);
Dilatometer (air; up to 1000 °C);
Gypsum moulds for slip casting;
Unidirectional hydraulic presses;
Lab furnaces for heating in air (up to 1200 °C);
Glassware for wet chemistry;
access to SEM (Quanta 2000 of FEI, Eindhoven, The Netherlands);
Spray drier (Niro, Chpenhagen, Denmerk);
LRC meter (Hewlett Packard), Optical microscopes (Leitz, Germany;
Nikkon, Japan);
Hardness tester (Matsuzawa, Tokyo, Japan);
Furnaces (air, up to 1750 °C);
Particles size analyzer.

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Fritsch Analysette Vibratory Sieve Shaker

Fritsch model Analysette “3” s/n 03.501/9730
Power – 110v / 4.6A / 500W

Controlled Atmosphere High Temperature Furnace

Manufacturer: Astro
Graphite heating elements and specimens container
t°_max ≈ 2300 °C
Φ_i of specimens container = 70 mm Ar or N₂ atmosphere

Attrition Mill

Manufacturer: Netzsch (Selb, Germany)
Model: PE 075
1400 rot/min (90-150g solid load)
Polymer-lined mill
High milling efficiency, down to submicron particles

X-Ray Diffractometer

Manufacturer: ItalStructures (Riva de Garda, Italy)
Model: APD 2000

Apparatus for Solids Thermal Conductivity Measurement

Manufacturer: Taurus Instruments (Weimar, Germany)
Model: TLP 3000 DTX-1P
λ_th 0.01 - 2.0 W/mK

Poling Installation for Piezoceramics

Manufacturer: Inhouse made
Voltage up to 8kV
Work temperature: up to 160 °C

MW Powered Furnace

Manufacturer: Microwave Materials Technology (Knowville, TN)
(Designed together with ICSI)
Model: based on MMT 101
Characteristics: 12 kW, multimode, mode-stirrer, Al walls,
applicator, (L = 122cm , Φ = 96 cm), computer control of
P = f(time) or t° = f(time). Maximal t° attained: ~ 2100 °C.

Hot Isostatic Press

Manufacturer: American Isostatic Presses (Columbus, OH)
Model: AIP6-30H
Carbon composite heating elements
Ar, N₂ atmosphere, up to 200 MPa.
t°_max ≈ 2000 °C
Specimens container Φ = 68 mm, h = 120 mm

Controlled Atmosphere Furnace

Manufacturer: Centorr Vacuum Industries (Nashua, NH)
Model: LF 22-2000
Atmosphere: Ar, He, N₂ or vacuum (current rating ~ 10^-4 torr)
t°_max ~ 1900 °C
Heating zone size: 0.58 l
Heating element: W
Heat reflectors: W, Mo
Ar n₂ atmosphere

Cold Isostatic Press

Manufacturer: Autoclave Engineers (Erie, PN)
Model: IP4-22-60
Current rating: 200 MPa
Maximum specimen diameter: 89 mm

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