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Research is conducted within
Tribology and Surface Engineering Laboratory

Department of Machine Design and Maintenance

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Krakow

Micro-Impact Testing

Evaluation of material resistance to cyclic micro-impact loading.
 

Equipment:

Impact Tester

Micro- and Nano-Mechanical Property Testing

Determination of hardness and Young’s modulus using instrumented indentation techniques at the micro- and nanoscale.

Equipment:

Anton Paar (Austria) Step 500 Platform, equipped with: Micro Combi Terster and Nano Hardness Tester

Standards:

  • ISO 14577-1:2015,
  • ISO 14577-2:2015,
  • PN-EN ISO 6507-1:2007.

Adhesion Testing

Scratch testing for the evaluation of coating adhesion.

Equipment:

Anton Paar (Austria) Step 500 Platform, Micro Combi Terster module.

Standards:

  • PN EN 1071-3, ISO 20502

Tribological Testing

Tribological testing under both reciprocating and rotational motion with various contact geometries, including:

  • ball-on-disc,
  • pin-on-disc,
  • block-on-ring.


Testing can be performed at temperatures up to 750°C.
Tests may be conducted under:

  • dry sliding conditions,
  • oil-lubricated contact,
  • Ringer’s solution lubrication,
  • any other specified medium.

 

Equipment:

Rtec Instruments (USA), MFT-2000
Institute for Sustainable Technologies (Poland), T-01, T-21, T-05 tribotesters

Standards:

  • ISO 20808:2004.

Wear Resistance Testing

Evaluation of material wear resistance and coating thickness. Wear testing under dry abrasive conditions.

Equipment:

Institute for Sustainable Technologies (Poland),T-07, T-20

Standards:

  • ASTM G65,
  • PN-EN 1071-6:2008.
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