• Arc melting (Bühler, Mini Arc melting System MAM-1)
  • Copper boat furnace (HF melting)
  • Powder atomisation for low-melting solders (max. 400 °C)
  • Induction melting (MF, 10-12 kHz) (LINN IT-GRV-40-80-2150)
  • Gas pressure infiltration system (max. 150 bar)
  • Powder pressing (various dies)
  • 200 Mp hot extrusion press (various dies, diameter 40mm on round, flat,...) (max. 1300 °C)
  • Sintering: various sintering furnaces (vacuum, inert gas, reducing)
  • Laboratory plant for galvanoforming
  • Laboratory plant for galvanic nickel plating of carbon fibres
  • Freeze-drying for the production of graded porous structures
  • Ultrasonic disperser
  • ....

  • Wetting angle (dispensed drop method, sessile drop method, max. 1300 °C, different atmospheres (reducing, inert, oxidising)
  • Thermal conductivity (direct method) and electrical conductivity at approx. ambient temperature (low-temperature measurements in cooperation with the Institute for Solid State Physics at TU Wien, Prof. Dr. E. Bauer)
  • Magnetic properties (magnetic saturation, coercivity)
  • Thermal analysis (Netzsch STA 449C Jupiter)
  • Complete materialography equipment (cutting, embedding, grinding, polishing)
  • Various light-optical and digital microscopes
  • Setups for mechanical characterisation of composites (macro/micro hardness (HV, HRC), dynamic modulus of elasticity (pulse excitation technique, RFDA), tensile strength, compressive strength, four-point bending strength according to EN 843-1,...)
  • as well as access to many other analytical methods and research infrastructure at the institute, faculty and university service facilities

  • Zn-Reclaim
  • Pressure digestion, fusion digestion
  • Oxidation
  • S/X
  • Precipitation
  • ...