Material characterization is a critical element in all of the AM and PM research programs completed. As such, a broad spectrum of tests is completed through the infrastructure within Dr. Bishop’s research facility itself as well as the laboratories of collaborating professors/centres at Dalhousie University. An overview of the infrastructure utilized is shown below.
Thermodynamic Modelling (Departmental Resources/Dr. S.F. Corbin Group)
- FACTSage Software
- Thermo-Calc Software
Powder Characterization (Minerals Engineering Centre/Bishop Group)
- Malvern Master Sizer 3000 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer
- Hall/Carney Flow Rate Apparatus
- Apparent Density Apparatus
- Varian Vista-PRO ICP-OES Chemical Analyzer
- Eltra O-H-N Analyzer
- Eltra C-S Analyzer
Residual Stress Measurements (Bishop Group)
- Proto Manufacturing Micro-Area
- Electro-polishing Apparatus for Residual Stress vs. Depth Profiles
- Bending Apparatus for Measurement of X-ray Elastic Constants
- Retained Austenite Measurement
Mechanical Testing (Bishop Group)
- Instron 200HVL Hydraulic Frame for Static Tensile/Compression (Tmax 1200°C)
- Fatigue Dynamics Rotating-Bending Fatigue Testers (Tmax 1200°C)
- Instron Servo-Hydraulic Load Frame (Axial and 3-Point Bending Fatigue)
- Wilson Rockwell 2000 Hardness Tester
- IMCE Impulse Excitation Apparatus
Thermal Analysis (Dr. S.F. Corbin Group/Bishop Group)
- Netzsch DIL402-C Thermal Dilatometer
- Netzsch 404 F3 High Temperature DSC
- Netzsch LFA 427 Thermal Diffusivity Apparatus
- Netzsch STA449 F5 Combined DSC/TGA Coupled with a GC-MS
Microstructure Analyses (Departmental Resources)
- Olympus BX51 Optical Microscope
- Hitachi Cold-Field Emission S4700 SEM with EDS and EBSD Capabilities
- JEOL 8200 Electron Probe Micro-Analyzer
- Hitachi FB-2000A Focused Ion Beam Unit
- Bruker D8 Advance XRD Unit
- Keyence Laser Confocal Microscope
