Equipment
Geräte und Ausstattung
The following processing techniques are available to the Corrosion and Surface Technology department:
| Method | Equipment |
| Electrochemical corrosion testing, including impedance spectroscopy (EIS) | Computer controlled potentiostats (GIL), "Electrochemical Pen" for measuring of localised corrosion potentials |
| Coating | Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), spin/dip coaters for polymer coatings |
| Stress corrosion cracking ("Slow Strain Rate Test") | Tensile test machines: load capacities: 20 to 100 kN, loading rates: 0.1 µm/h to 70 mm/h, deadweight load frames (20 kN) |
| Fatigue testing | Fatigue test machines: load capacities: 10 to 100 kN, loading frequencies: 0.0005 to 200 Hz |
| Wear testing | Pin-on-disk wear tester (rotating and oscillating) (load 1 to 60N) |
| General corrosion testing | Salt spray and immersion test cabinets, Natural corrosion test site |
| Surface analytical tools | XPS (KRATOS AXIS Ultra DLD),including UV-photo emission (UPS), Auger spectroscopy (SEM/SAM), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS); temperature range: -100°C to +600°C |
| Scanning electron microscopy | CAMBRIDGE Stereoscan 200 with BSE detector |
| Infrared spectroscopy | BRUKER TENSOR with ATR and grazing incidence |
| Infrared microscopy | BRUKER HYPERION 2000 with ATR and grazing incidence |
| Optical emission spectroscopy | PLASUS EmiCon |