Tribological Testing
See the facilities and equipment used by MERI for the tribological testing, characterisation and analysis of materials and coatings for research and consultancy purposes
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) utilises a beam of electrons to transmit through an ultra thin specimen. The interaction between the transmitting electrons and the specimen leads to the generation of several types of signals regarding structural and chemical characteristics of the specimen material.
Infinite Focus Microscope (IFM)
The Infinite Focus Microscope (IFM) is a rapid non contact optical 3D measurement device, which combines the low depth of field of an optical microscope with vertical scanning, traversing across the surface of the sample, to provide high resolution and high depth of field topographical images with a large field of view
Optical Analysis
Optical analysis equipment used by Sheffield Hallam University's Materials and Engineering Research Institute
Organic Coatings (Paint)
Good corrosion resistance is frequently a requirement of paint coatings. In addition to the structural damage which will result from under film corrosion, the highly visible nature of many applications, for example, car bodies, makes corrosion an aesthetic problem too
High Performance Computing - Beowulf Cluster
High performance computing clusters are used to solve advanced analytical, numerical and computational problems. Uses for high performance range from data storage and analysis, simulations, modelling, data mining, software development and fast mathematical calculations
MAZAK High Speed Machining Centre
The MAZAK FJV25 high speed machining centre is used to test coated tools under realistic manufacturing conditions
Mössbauer Spectroscopy Group
Mössbauer Spectroscopy has been used in research and teaching at Sheffield Hallam University for more than 30 years
Sustainability and process simulation facilities
Those wishing to characterise polymers currently, need to use several analytical techniques to get all the information about a polymer's structure or chemistry
Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP)
The scanning Kelvin probe is a non-contact, non-destructive instrument designed to measure the surface work function difference between conducting, coated, or semi-conducting materials and a metallic probe