Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
Mercury porosimetry analysis is the progressive intrusion of mercury into a porous structure under controlled pressures. From the pressure versus intrusion data, the instrument generates volume and size distributions using the Washburn equation.
Accelerated Weathering Testing
The Materials and Engineering Research Institute within Sheffield Hallam is offering Accelerated Weathering services to internal and external businesses.
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
An introduction to MERI's use of X-ray diffraction to measure the diffraction beam intensity, d-spacings and various structural properties of crystalline materials
Microscope imaging
In microscope applications, many of the imaging and vision techniques that are generally applied in industrial macro-environments are not suitable because of several constraints imposed by the micro-environment
Fatigue Test Machines
There are a wide range of mechanical testing machines used to test the fatigue for a wide range of different materials within the engineering department. The machines are suitable for a wide range of applications, whether for testing the material or component.
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
Hardness Testing
Hardness of materials has probably long been assessed by resistance to scratching or cutting
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
Fractography Corrosion fatigue failure of a stainless steel stud
Research on fractography corrosion fatigue failure of a stainless steel stud