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Characterization

Laboratories for research and materials testing.

Research is a measured loop, not an assumption. ISIT’s methods cover composition, microstructure, particle size and magnetic performance.

1.4 nmSEM / TEM resolution
ppmICP detection level
7 TPulse-field magnetometer
2 TDC field magnetometer
Characterization laboratory

Materials laboratory

EquipmentSpecification
01SEM / TEMResolution 1.4 nm
02Optical microscope×1000
03XRFLow atomic number
04ICPppm-level detection
05C/S & O/N analysersCarbon, sulphur, oxygen, nitrogen
06TribometerWear, scratch, microhardness
07Particle-size analyserSize-distribution analysis
08Metallography labGrinding / polishing
09DSC / TGThermal analysis

Magnetic systems

Magnetometers and field instruments developed on campus.

DC field magnetometer

Up to 2 tesla, PC-linked measurement of hard-magnet loops.

Pulse-field magnetometer

Up to 7 tesla for high-coercivity rare-earth grades.

Coercivity meter

Dedicated soft-magnet coercivity measurement.

Helmholtz / solenoid

Controlled fields 0.05–200 Oe for calibration and bias work.

Electromagnets

Development and calibration. System fields up to 11 tesla.

Reference calibration

Magnetic system development and reference-magnet calibration.

What can be measured

Composition, structure and magnetic performance.

Elemental compositionCarbon & sulphurOxygen & nitrogenGrain structureParticle sizeMicrohardnessWear & scratchThermal behaviourHysteresis loopsCoercivityField calibration

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