Forschungsinfrastruktur

Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien)

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Kurzbeschreibung

High precision nanoindenter: Hysitron Triboindenter®


Maximum load: 12000 µN
Resolution: <1 nN
Noise floor: 100 nN

Displacement:

Resolution: 0.0002 nm
Noise Floor: 0.2 nm
Drift: < 0.05 nm/sec

Stage:

Resolution X/Y direction: 50 nm
Resolution Z direction: 3 nm

Available testing modes:

Quasistatic nanoindentation
Feedback control-operate in closed loop load or displacement control (creep- or stress-relaxation tests)
Scratch testing
nanoDMATM dynamic testing

Special Features:

Temperature control stage (-15 < T < 120 °C)
Controllable humidity
In-situ imaging
Automated testing
Acoustic and thermal enclosure
Top-down optics for viewing and selection of testing sites
Sub-micron resolution staging for sample positioning
Active and passive vibration dampening systems


Applications:

Measurement of hardness and Young's modulus
Measurement of time dependent properties by means of creep tests or nanoDMATM testing
Characterization of mechanical properties of building materials:
Bitumen
Cement
Wood
Concrete etc.
Identification of temperature dependence of mechanical properties
Identification of moisture dependence of mechanical properties

Ansprechperson

Dipl.-Ing. Luis Zelaya

Research Services

Charakterisierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Baumaterialien wie Bitumen, Zement, Holz; Identifikation von Temperaturabhängigkeiten der Materialeigenschaften; Messungen von Härte und Young's Modulus, Messung von zeitabhängigen Materialeigenschaften

Methoden & Expertise zur Forschungsinfrastruktur

Charakterisierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Materialien wie Bitumen, Zement, Holz, Kunststoffe, Metalle, Kristalle; Identifikation von Temperaturabhängigkeiten der Materialeigenschaften; Messungen von Indentation Hardness und Indentation Modulus, Messung von zeitabhängigen Materialeigenschaften