Metalographic & Characterisation Laboratory

The Materials Characterisation Centre supports research of the Materials Processing, Thin Films Materials and the Semiconductor Spectroscopy research groups of the National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology (NCPST), as well as final year project and postgraduate research work of students of the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. It comprises a collection of sophisticated material preparation and characterisation equipment which allow materials be examined for composition, structure and integrity.

For further information about laboratory equipment please contact Michael May

Experimental Equipment & Apparatus:

Image Analysis
Optical Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope
X-Ray Analysis
Dilatometer

Sample Preparation Equipment:

Beuhler Motopol 2000
Beuhler Simplet 2000
Cut Off Saw
Metalography Reference Manuals
Scan Coater
Streurs Pedemin-2 Specimen Mover
Struers DAP Circular Turntable
Struers Prestopress-3 Embedded Press