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Equipment & Facilities
The Tribology and Materials Technology group has access to a wide range of specialist equipment in areas including:
Lubricant performance evaluation
- Timken EP Tester
- Four-ball EP Tester
- Falex pin-on-vee Test Rig
- FZG Apparatus
- Kinematic viscosity measurements
- Dynamic viscosity measurements
- Ggrease pumpability measurements
- Lincoln Ventmeter (lubricant pumpability)
- Grease penetration measurements
- Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test
- Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) Spectrometer
- High pressure properties of oils and greases (two rigs)
- Reciprocating Wear Test Rig
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Lubricant contamination measurement
- Solid particle count in lubricants (optical and edge apparatus)
- Rotary Particle Depositor
- Filtergram
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Machine component performance evaluation
- Two Journal Bearing Rigs
- Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Test Rig
- Three Thrust Bearing Rigs
- Wet Clutch Rig
- Cylindrical Grinder
- Surface Grinder
- High Pressure High Volume Hydraulic Power Pack
- Rotary Seal Test Rig
- Piston Ring Cylinder Liner Lubrication Rig
- Honing Machine
- Tri Pin on Disk Wear Test Rig
- Various rigs for both hydraulic and pneumatic equipment performance evaluation
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Microscopes
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Tunnelling Electron Microscope (TEM)
- X-Ray Diffraction
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Properties of materials
- Surface topography measurement (Surtronic)
- Roundness of cylindrical workpieces (Talyrond)
- Laser Interferometer
- UMIS Machine (ultra micro indentation hardness measuring system)
- Scratch Test Rig
- Tensile Test Machines
- Bending Fatigue Tester
- Impact Tester
- Various hardness test machines
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Engineering capabilities
- Full metallurgical laboratory i.e. polishing wheels, associated microscopes
- Ion implanter
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See also
Consulting and commercial services
The Faculty offers a range of professional services in the areas of commercial research, consultancy, expert opinion and expert witness services, testing services, laboratory and equipment hire, and workshop services.
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