Hardness Testing
Hardness of materials has probably long been assessed by resistance to scratching or cutting
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Differential Scanning Calorimetry can be used to characterise and compare materials; identify and confirm purity, assess thermal stability and evaluate product-application conditions.
Optical imaging and analysis systems
The Eifeler Image Analysis Suite is a comprehensive imaging system consisting of an Olympus BX40 high magnification optical microscope linked via a CCD camera to a dedicated PC
PVD coating equipment
A Hauzer HTC 1000-4/ ABS (Arc Bond Sputter) coating unit is housed in the laboratory based at the NTCPVD. This unit is primarily a research, development and pilot production machine
Lesker UHV Sputtering Rig
Ultra high vacuum PVD system with three magnetron sources and one UHV arc source
Structural Materials and Integrity Research Centre
The research activities within the Structural Materials and Integrity Research Centre are focused primarily on the characterisation/behaviour of structural and functional materials, so as to enable the prediction of component/structure lifetimes
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
SEM is a very versatile analytical instrument having up to nm-scale spatial resolution. Analytical SEM is extensively used in various types of materials characterization and failure investigations
Placement Providers
Placement Providers - Dietetics
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance (Education Audits and Evaluations)
Practice Educator Preparation and Support
Dietetics - Practice Educator Preparation and Support