Assets
| Asset | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| RFS III Rheometrics | Strain controlled rheometer with high sensitivity for low viscosities. Geometries: parallel plates, cone & plate, concentric cylinders. Temperatures: -20 to +60 °C. |
| RMS 800 | Strain controlled rheometer to measure viscoelasticity of polymer melts Geometries: parallel plates. T from +30 to +400 °C. |
| Anton Paar MCR502 | Stress controlled rheometer for steady and dynamic measures from fluids to polymer melts. Geometries: parallel plates, cone & plate, concentric cylinders. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis with torsional geometry. T from -150 to +500 °C. |
| Ares Rheometrics | Strain controlled rheometer for steady and dynamic measures from fluids to polymer melts. Geometries: parallel plates, cone & plate, concentric cylinders. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis with torsional geometry. T from -150 to +400 °C. |
Preparative Techniques
Polishing machine equipped with an autosampler, to prepare embedded sections and surfaces, with a finish at 0,25 µm.
Microtome to prepare cuts of samples, at room temperature, with a thickness in the range 0,5-50 µm.
Fracture of frozen of samples in liquid nitrogen (-196°C), to prepare sections of soft samples.