Laboratories

Thin Film Laboratory
Deposition of metallic and semiconducting thin films for sensors. Thickness measurements. Measurements of resistivity, mobility and carrier concentration. Determination of the type of charge carriers. Thin film photo etching. Microstructural characterization of thin films.
Equipment: Sputtering System. Bio-Rad Hall Effect Measurement System. Balzer Evaporation System. Edwards Evaporation System. JEOL Evaporation System. Film Thickness Measurement System. Close Spaced Sublimation System. Park Systems Atomic Force Microscope.
Area: 50 m²

Mechanical Testing Laboratory
Tension, compression, torsion and shear measurements. Low and high cycle fatigue measurements. Brinel and Rockwell hardness tests. Vickers and Knoop microhardness tests. K1c tests. Nondestructive (ultrasound, penetrating liquid) tests. Impact tests. Creep tests.
Equipment: Emic Universal Testing Machine. MTS Creep Testing Machine. Charpy Impact Testing Machine.
Area: 50 m²
 
Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Sample preparation and characterization. EDS analysis of inorganic samples. Electron diffraction. EBSD crystallographic analysis.
Equipment: JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope. FEI Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope. JEOL Transmission Electron Microscope. Balzers Sputtering System. Noran X-Ray Microanalysis System. GATAN Ion Milling Machine.
Area: 70 m²

Metallography Laboratory
Sample preparation and characterization using optical microscopy. Thermal treatments.
Equipment: Leitz, Orthoplan, Zeiss and Unitron metallographic microscopes. Mechanical and electrolytic polishing machines.
Area: 40 m²

Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
Electron magnetic resonance of transition metal and rare earth ions in ceramic materials. Ferromagnetic resonance of amorphous and nanocrystalline materials.
Equipment: Varian Electron Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer. Bruker Electron Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer. Displex Cooling System. Lindberg Oven. Fornaço Oven. Marshall Oven, Mettler digital analytical balance.
Area: 55 m²

Composite Materials Laboratory
Processing of composite laminates. Processing of ballistic composites. Processing of  natural fiber composites. Polymer and composite degradation studies.
Equipment: Thermal Cycling System. Stove for Composite Cure. Union Optical Microscope. Microslice Diamond Blade Saw. Silicon Graphics 2 Workstation.
Area: 30 m²

Ceramic Materials Laboratory
Synthesis of advanced ceramics by SHS, sol-gel and urea combustion. High temperature sintering. Determination of physical properties of ceramic materials.
Equipment: Ball mills. 50-ton hydraulic press. Mettler digital analytical balance. Microslice Diamond Blade Saw. Astro Oven. Programmable Netsch Oven. Texture Analysis.
Area: 60 m²
 
X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory
Analysis of metallic and ceramic samples by X-ray diffraction. Texture Analysis.
Equipment: Panalytical X’Pert Pro X-Ray Diffractometer. Panalytical X’Pert MPD X-Ray Diffractometer.
Area: 30 m²

Biomaterials Laboratory
Study of the physical properties of materials used in prostheses and implants.
Equipment: Quimis Thermal Cycling System. Quimis Muffle Furnace.
Area: 52 m²

Laboratory of Environmental Essay in Polymers
Study of polymeric materials degradation under influence of environmental agents and ionizing radiations. Composites and nanocomposites processing. Processing and evaluation of ballistic armors.
Equipments: Oven for curing composites. Milling machine for specimen production, trademark Engraver / Roland, model EGX-350. Aging system for non-metallic materials, ultraviolet "B" and condensation (ASTM 154), trademark COMEXIM. Thermostatic bath, trademark QUIMIS.
Area: 40 m²