Materials Science
From the very beginning of their studies, students are introduced to the properties and behavior of various materials under different loads. This theoretical knowledge is reinforced in the accompanying laboratory courses through hands-on experience gained while conducting relevant laboratory experiments.
The Materials Science Department has a wide range of equipment for general materials testing and damage analysis. These include machines for metallographic preparation, microscopy (up to approximately 1,000x magnification), hardness testing (Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell, Shore), Charpy notch impact testing (300 J), and tensile and compression testing.
The Materials Science Laboratory is equipped with the following materials testing facilities, among others:
- MFL tensile testing machine up to 100 kN (upgraded with Zwick control system)
- INSTRON tensile testing machine up to 30 kN
- MFL 300 J notched impact tester, upgraded with digital data acquisition (Schütz and Licht)
- INNOVATEST Falcon 500 for Brinell and Vickers hardness testing
- DIA TESTOR 2Rc for Rockwell hardness testing
- PROCEQ Equotip 2 portable hardness tester
- KERN analog hardness testers for polymers, elastomers, and natural rubber according to Shore A & D
- STRUERS metallographic preparation equipment (cutting, embedding, grinding/polishing)
- MICRO MEASUREMENTS RS-200 borehole device and accessories for determining residual stress depth profiles using the borehole method
Modern materials testing methods are available for further analysis:
- ZEISS Primotech MAT Stereomicroscope (1,000x magnification)
- LEICA DVM6 Digital Reflected-Light Microscope (34–565x & 5–190x magnification) with LasX measurement software
- MAHR MaPS10 surf Surface Roughness Tester
- KARL DEUTSCH - Echograph 1095 Ultrasonic Tester
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