| The main research activities are oriented to the
basic and applied research in the fields of ferrous PM (low alloyed
steels - Cr, Mo, Mn, HSS, metallic foams), non ferrous PM (Al, Cu,
including composites and dispersion strengthened materials Al-Al4C3,
Ag-MgO, Ag-Al2O3, Cu-Al2O3, Cu-MgO, Pt-Y2O3, silicides, aluminides). In
the area of PM technologies there are also advanced ceramic materials
(structural ceramics, electroceramics and bioceramics). All these topics
are solved in the frame of national and international projects EU, NATO,
EUREKA, COST.
Besides the basic research the Institute is oriented also to the
development of PM technologies for structural components based on iron up
to the prototype and small-lot production under the Institute conditions. |
Key Words: |
chemical analyses |
Prof. Dr. Ludovit PARILAK, Institute director
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eva DUDROVA, head of Department of Ferrous Powder Metallurgy
Dr. Marcela SELECKA, vice director, editor-in-chief of PMP
Dr. Juraj DURISIN, head of Department of Nano Structured Materials
Dr. Lubomir MEDVECKY, head of Department of Electroceramics
Prof. Dr. Jan DUSZA, head of Department of Structural Ceramics (including
bioceramics)
Ing. Vladimir KATANA, head of Department of Technology and Design.
-Laboratory of Chemistry:
AAS - atom absorption spectrometer AAS30,
UV-VIS HITACHI 1100 V spectrophotometer,
Infrared Spectrophotometer SPECORD M80,
Apparatus STROHLEIN,
Microvalve deflection system SPEED Wave MW53 BERGHOF,
Differential Scanning Calorimeter METTLER TA2000C (up to 1000ēC), DSC, TG
-Laboratory for Metallography and Image Analysis:
Light microscope NEOPHOT 32,
Light microscope OLYMPUS GX71 + digital camera DP12,
Microhardness tester LECO LM700-AT (up to 1 kg),
Image analysis DIPS 5.0 (Digital Image Processing Systems for Windows),
Image Structure and Object Analyser ACC 4.0 (Adaptive Contrast Control),
HSC Chemistry for Windows 5.1 (thermodynamic).
-Electron Microscopy Laboratory:
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) TESLA BS340,
JEOL JSM-7000F (Multi-Purpose High Performance Thermal Field Emission SEM),
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) TESLA 500.
-X-Ray Laboratory:
X-ray diffractometer PHILIPS X´Pert PRO with high temperature camera to
1600oC, Ultrafast detector - X`Celerator, Diffracted beam monochromator,
Philips Software, X PertHigh Score; PDF-2 Database; ZDS Bede, Profile Fit.
-Laboratory for Coating:
Vacuum PVD coating,
PE CVD.
-Department of Mechanical Testing:
Different Hardness testers HPO-250, RB-1, RR-IV (Vickers, Brinell,
Rockwell),
Mechanical testing machine ZM-1 (2.5-10 kN),
Electromechanical testing machine ZD-10/90 (2; 4; 10; 40; 100 kN) +
extensometer + amplifier Zwick + deformation sensors PXZ 5/12 and PXS
10/20,
Electrohydraulic testing machine EDZ 40 (static 20; 40; 100; 200; 400 kN
and dynamic 120; 240 kN),
Electrohydraulic testing machine Instron 1362 (up to 100 kN; static,
dynamic),
Electromechanical testing machine TIRATest 2300 (up to 100 kN),
Testing machine Lloyd HIM 3766,
Fatigue bend testing machine Schenck PWO 343 (up to 15 Nm),
Charpy tester PSWO 30,
Creep (furnaces HTTF1, HTTF2 up to 1200ē) with high frequency heating.
-Department of Technology and Design:
6 hydraulic presses up to 100 t,
1 mechanical eccentric crank press 160 t,
FHD continuous furnace up to 1200ēC,
Tube furnace CAC up to 1200ēC,
Silite furnace up to up to 1100ēC,
Mars furnaces up to 1200ēC,
Keison sintering tube furnace Carbolite STF 15/100/450,
Chamber furnaces,
Multigas Controller MKS Instruments 647C-4-R-1-N + Mass Flow Controller,
for H2, N2 and CH4,
Vibratory mill VM 20, Ball mill, Vibratory mill,
Attritor NFT.
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Slovak Academy of
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