Thermodynamics of Materials Research Lab (TMG)

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The Thermodynamics of Materials research laboratory is located in the Sir George Williams Campus at the heart of downtown Montreal.  The experimental facilities and offices are on the 13th floor of the state of the art Engineering (EV) building built in 2005 that features abundant amenities, underground access to the subway and breathtaking view of the Champlain bridge.

EV
EV - Engineering and Visual Arts Integrated Complex & John Molson School of Business Buildings





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TMRL Research Facilities

1600ºC Tube Furnace

SEM
This is a tube furnace equiped with a molecule pump and two-inlet gas mixing system. Its maximum temperature is 1600ºC.










Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

SEM










X-Ray Diffractometer

X-ray diffractometer
Philips X’Pert Pro Multipurpose X-ray Diffractometer









Ultima 2 ICP

Ultima 2 ICP
This is an Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES) ICP. It is used for elemental analysis of material.





SEM/EDX

SEM-EDX
JEOL 35-cf equipped with EDAX system for elemental analysis





DSC/TGA

DSCTGA
SETARAM differential scanning calorimeter equipped with thermogravitometer









Thermal Cycling Rig

Thermal Cycling Rig
This equipment will allow samples to be subjected to long cycles of heating and cooling that accurately simulate thermal conditions within a turbine or a jet engine.










Planetary Ball Mill

Planetary Ball mill
This mill is used for mixing, fine grinding and mechanical alloying.










High-Temp Dynamic Wetting/Spreading

High temp Dynamic wetting spreading
This machine is suitable for in-situ monitoring of the wetting or spreading behavior of liquid metals on solid substrates. Tests can be run at high temperature (up to 1200°C) and in a very controlled atmosphere (10-7 torr vacuum).







Optical Microscopy

Optical Microscopy
Olympus optical microscope








Metallographic Sample Preparation Facilities

Metallographic sample preparation facilities
Grinding, polishing, mounting, etching.. etc.








Furnaces

Furnaces
We have furnaces suitable for sample preparation and heat treatment.






Arc Melting Furnace

Arc melting Furnace
This is a home-made small arc melting furnace suitable for preparing small samples (button samples) for studying phase diagrams or other purposes.









Levitation Melting Furnace

Levitation melting Furnace
This is a home-made furnace which enables melting of small quantities of materials in a controlled atmosphere.









Diffusion Couples and Quartz Tubes Sealing Facilities

Diffusion couples and quartz tubes sealing facilities








Micro Hardness

Micro hardness
Vicker’s micro-hardness tester.









PCTSYS (~PCTPro-2000)

PCTPRO
This instrument is for measuring gas sorption properties of materials. It is particularly suited for hydrogen sorption measurements to aid in the development of hydrogen storage and metal hydride battery materials. PCT stands for Pressure Composition Temperature.








Thermal Coating 'coming soon'

Plasma Spray
Plasma and HVOF systems have been acquired






Low Electrical Resistivity Measurements for Phase Transformation Measurements

Resistivity Apparatus
This instrument measures up to nΩ*m range resistivity changes in metallic samples using the 4 point method for temperatures up to 650C. The equipment can be used for isothermal aging precipitation measurements, metallic glass crystallization, phase transformation study and many more applications.









Other avaliable Research Facilities for TMG

We have access to the following materials research related facilities available at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Concordia University.

Mechanical Testing

Mechanical Testing
Various mechanical testing equipment such as uni-axial and bi-axial tensile testers, hardness, impact toughness.. etc.







Atomic Force Microscope

Atomic Force microscope
This Digital Instrument Multimode system allows relatively high temperature measurements up to 250°C.








Mechanical Properties of Nano-Materials

Mechanical Properties of Nano-Materials
Nanoindenter and Nano-Bionix MTS






Thermal Properties

Thermal Properties
Laser-Flash method
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