Research is conducted within
Tribology and Surface Engineering Laboratory
Micro-Impact Testing
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.