Metallography

For the qualitative and quantitative description and evaluation of the metallic microstructure of materials, the CZM uses various machines, measuring and testing devices. The following list contains the tools and instruments used for this purpose.

Surface processing

  • Semi-automatic and fully automatic cutting-off machine
  • Fully automatic grinding and polishing machines
  • Vapor deposition machine Balzer SCD O40

Microscopy

  • Olympus SZX 9 macro microscope
  • Reflected light microscope Leica CTR-6000
  • Scanning electron microscope CamScan "Series 4

Testing and measuring instruments

  • IMS Image Analysis
  • Leitz Dilatometer
  • Ferrite content meter
  • Hommel roughness tester
  • Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen analyzer G8 GALILEO (carrier gas melt extraction method)
  • EDX light elements X-ray analysis
  • Magnetic powder and metal check Crack detection
  • Ultrasonic device Krautkrämer Echograph 1054
  • Semi- and fully automatic micro-macro hardness testers for Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell, Knoop hardness and UCI (ultrasonic hardness)
  • Topographic reconstruction software MeX