Industrial scale facility for testing high temperature performance of material, heat treatment, and synthesis of materials
Provides the capability to expose a wide range of materials in various environments (i.e., various oxygen partial pressures, water vapor etc.) at high temperature of up to 1600°C and to study/test the resultant properties
2. Deliverables
Research on high pressure oxidation of materials
Understand influence of temperature on structure of metal
Large furnace allow testing a piece of material as large as 18” x 18” x 18”
Development of advanced materials and processing technologies
Continuous measurement of oxidation kinetics as well as change in metal structure
Casting of various alloys and composites
Heat treatments of materials in wide range of atmospheres and temperatures
3. Major Equipment and Specific Minor Equipment
TGA/DSC (SETARAM SETSYS, can accommodate samples up to 35 grams, up to 1600 °C, controlled atmosphere)
Box furnace (ST‐1600C‐181818, Operating temperature 1600 °C, inner chamber 18”x18”x18”, various heating cycles)
Versatile box furnace (STV‐1600C 181818, 1600 °C, inner chamber 18”x18”x18, various heating cycles, atmosphere control)
Tube furnace (STT‐1600‐2.5‐6, excellent temperature and atmosphere control, 1600 °C)
Micro‐hardness tester (Tukon 1202, Knoop and Vickers hardness, applied load of 10 gm to 2 kg)