Characterization Facilities

UTM with Environmental Chamber

Make and Model: Instron 5967
Test temperature: -110 to 250 °C
Load range: up to 30 kN
Loading rate: up to 1000 mm/min
Test fixtures: Tensile and Flexural

Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA).

Make and Model: Netzsch DMA242E
Test temperature: -160 to 550 °C
Load range: up to 12 ± 12 N
Test fixtures: Tensile, Compression, Flexural, Single and dual cantilever
Test type: Standard DMA, Creep & Recovery, Stress relaxation

Alternating Differential Scanning Calorimetry-low temperature (ADSC)

Make and Model: Mettler Toledo DSC 822
Temperature range: -60 to 400 °C
Desired static and dynamic temperature cycle setting facility
Alternating cooling and heating
Heating rate: up to 60 °C/min

Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy-Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) Microscope

Make and Model: Shimadzu IR Prestige-21
Infra-red range: 350 to 7800 cm-1
High sensitivity
Sample type: Solid and semi-liquid