Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Wednesday, 22-May-2013 23:17:07 CEST
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Equipment and Facilities

The following processing techniques are available to the WZW department:
Equipment Description
Optical microscope Leica DMI 5000 reflected and transmitted light, brightfield, darkfield
Electrolytic polishing machine Elektropol Struetz, electrolytic polishing and etching
Hardness testers Emcotest M1C010, load range HV0.1–HV30, Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell
Scanning electron microscope Zeiss Ultra 55, EDX, EBSD for phase analysis and texture determination
Attenuation measurement Measurement of the logarithmic decrement, 4-fold air coil system, frequency: 10–150 Hz, can be evacuated
X-ray diffractometer Panalytical, 50kV X-ray tube, phase determination, texture analysis, internal stress analysis
Optical 3D deformation analysis Aramis from GOM with 2 high-resolution cameras for analysis of forming processes and determining forming limit diagrams
Differential thermal analysis Company Mettler Toledo, TGA/SDTA851, temperature range: RT–1100°C
Universal materials tester Zwick 050 Maximum test force: 50 kN, test speed: 0.001–400 mm / min
Dual cold-rolling stand type M205 Company Metz, rated pressure: 50 t, maximum advance speed: 12 m/s
Rosand drop impact tester Maximum drop height: 1.3 m, impact energy: 210–800 J
Hydraulic forming press Company Müller, press force: 310 t
Erichsen universal sheet metal testing machine Max. tensile force 600 kN, max. blank holding force 400 kN, test stroke 250 mm Erichsen test, deep-drawing cup test diameter 33 mm, 50 mm bulge test diameter 100 mm, recording of FLC diameter 100 mm, heating unit for hot-forming experiments