Technical and scientific expertise
- Chemical and metallographic analysis of materials
- Material processing: rolling, coatings, friction
- Friction stir welding
- 3D metal printing
- Measurement of thermal properties: Seebeck coefficient, conductivity
- Sample machining: EDM
Main equipment
- Optical and electronic microscopes (EBSD, EDS)
- 3D printers
- Metal atomisers
- X-ray diffractometer
- Inductively coupled plasma spectrometer (ICP)
- IR C/S analyser
- Casting furnace
- Tomographs
Get an overview of the platform’s facilities via a virtual tour.
Applications
- Characterisation/testing/analysis by qualified personnel
- Chemical analysis of solids, liquids, gases in materials and chemical processes
- Analysis of failure mechanisms
- Processing of metallic materials, from melting to atomisation, through 3D printing and heat treatment
- Characterisation from nm to mm using microscopy and tomography
Services available to
- UCLouvain students and researchers
- Non-UCLouvain parties
