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- Experimental analysis and analysis of metallic materials using light microscopy:
- characterization of the macrostructure and microstructure of materials,
- determination of grain size in polycrystalline materials,
- assessment of micro-purity of steels,
- determination of the depth of cementation/nitridation of materials after chemical-thermal processing,
- determination of the depth of decarburisation of the material,
- evaluation of microhardness in the load range 10 g - 1 kg.
- Experimental analysis and analysis of metallic materials using scanning electron microscopy:
- fractographic analysis of broken test specimens and machine components,
- determination of local chemical composition of samples by X-ray spectral microanalysis (EDX),
- microtexture studies and phase identification using EBSD techniques.
- Experimental analysis and analysis of metallic materials using transmission electron microscopy:
- analysis of precipitation reactions in engineering materials,
- substructural analysis of materials
- Experimental analysis and analysis of ceramics and composite materials.
- Heat treatment of metallic materials, frontal scalability test
- Mechanical testing of metallic materials - hardness measurement, tensile, compression, bending, notch toughness and fatigue testing
- Corrosion testing - electrochemical, salt spray and condensation chamber tests, corrosion cracking
- Preparation of special alloys and high purity metals
- Chemical composition analysis
- Processing of metal and metal-bearing wastes and bio-waste