Innovations
For over 30 years, Micro Materials has been a leading international innovator in the highly specialised world of nano-mechanical testing – constantly developing and refining equipment that has consistently set new benchmarks for performance and adaptability through innovations and research.
These innovations continue to this day and include:
- High frequency acoustic emission monitoring capability
- Statistically distributed nano-scratch testing
- NanoTriboTest for high-cycle linear reciprocating wear testing
- Micro-scale high strain rate impact testing
- High temperature sample stage with active indenter heating
- Unique high temperature control algorithm
- Multi-scale mechanical property mapping
- Low temperature sample stage with active indenter cooling
- Quantitative high strain rate testing (dynamic hardness)
- Repetitive impact erosive wear simulation and testing
- Development of high temperature indenters and indenter mounting
- High temperature friction and wear testing
- Oscillating stage for wear testing across the entire fretting-to-sliding range
- Liquid cell with temperature and level control
- Nano-friction testing in liquids
- Vacuum and gas-purging compatible instrumentation
- Humidity control from 10% to 90% RH
- Static and dynamic electrical contact measurement (ECR)
- High load instrument to extend testing from the nano to the micro range (30 N)
- High energy, high strain rate nano-impact testing
- Superior calibration techniques (e.g., actual contact force, direct frame compliance)
- Sample scanning for nanometre-accuracy location of test areas
- Direct measurement of frictional energy dissipation
- Rapid depth profiling using a load-partial unload technique