Two high vacuum Differential Scanning Calorimeter machines allow for determination of caloric effects of a sample by measurement of the difference in the heat flow rate between a sample and a reference.
Electrical, magnetic and thermophysical material characterisation at magnetic fields of up to 14 T and temperatures between 400 – 1.8 K.
Automated multipurpose X-Ray diffractometer (XRD) with guidance software.
Mechanical testing machine, suitable for tensile-, bending- and compression testing.
The Simultaneous Thermal Analyser combines thermo-gravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry.
Mechanical fatigue, fracture toughness/crack growth and dynamic characterisation testing.
The PFIB is a dual-beam system with both an electron beam and a xenon ion beam.
The TESCAN MIRA3 is a high-performance scanning electron microscope system which provides high resolution and low-noise imaging.
UKAEA’s Materials Research Facility (MRF) prepares and examines samples of radioactive materials to assess their performance in nuclear reactors.
Ultrasonic device for fatigue testing of small-scale samples developed by the Materials Reaearch Facility at UKAEA.