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Please find below list of equipment and in situ rigs in the MSM@H Group.
- Blown Additive Manufacturing Process Replicator (BAMPR)
- Quad - In-Situ and Operando Process Replicator (Quad-ISOPR)
- P2R In-Situ Micromechanics Test Rig
- Viking Tensile Rig
- Deben CT5000 Rig
- Stella Furnace
- Laura Furnace
- Alice Furnace
- Cold Stage
Blown Additive Manufacturing Process Replicator (BAMPR)
BAMPR-2 Unique Directed Energy Deposition Blown Powder Additive Manufacturing Machine that works on a synchrotron beamline, enabling concurrent x-ray, optical, and IR imaging of the laser-matter interaction, including the weld pool, solidification, etc
Features:
- 500W laser
- Controlled atmosphere
- Translation or rotation stage
- Wide range of materials, SS, Al, Ti and Ni alloys
- Ability to do coatings
- Use in on site laboratory or at DLS or ESRF synchrotrons
- Photron S12 Nova high speed optical camera (up to 1MHz with a reduced field of view)
- FLIR high speed IR camera
Contact: Peter Lee
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Quad - In-Situ and Operando Process Replicator (Quad-ISOPR)
Quad laser In situ and Operando Process Replicator a co-developed physical twin that mimics the Renishaw Ren500QAM machine that works on both lab and synchrotron beamline(s), enabling concurrent X-ray, chemical, optical, and IR imaging of the laser-matter interaction, including the weld pool, solidification, etc.
Features:
- 4x 500W lasers (1070 nm)
- Controlled atmosphere
- Automated powder hopper
- Variable gas flow
- Wide range of materials, including ceramics, metals/alloys, polymer, glass, and composites.
- Use on-site laboratory or at DLS, ESRF, and other synchrotron radiation facilities
- Coaxial optical image with Photron S12 Nova (up to 1MHz with a reduced field of view)
- Off-axis IR imaging.
Contact: Chu Lun Alex Leung
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P2R In-Situ Micromechanics Test Rig
Features:
- Unique tension/compression/torsion rig.
- -80 to 1600 °C.
- Load cell up to 750 N.
- Continuous air bearing rotation for 50 nm accuracy in motion.
- On site laboratory or at DLS, SLS, ESRF synchrotrons.
- Grips/rams for tension/compression, extrusion, crack growth, shear, 3-point bending.
- Special environments for (a) simulate aero-engine component manufacture; (b) magma flows; (c) knee joint mechanics; and (d) bio-reactors.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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Viking Tensile Rig
Features:
- Up to 1800 °C + environment.
- For TXM, commissioned on I12 beamline.
- For laboratory or synchrotron use, transportable.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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Deben CT5000 Rig
Features:
- -20 to 160 °C, tension, compression.
- For laboratory or synchrotron use.
- Transportable.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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Stella Furnace
Features:
- 1800 °C + environment.
- For TXM, commissioned on I12 beamline.
- For laboratory or synchrotron use, transportable.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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Laura Furnace
Features:
- 1000 °C and large samples, light alloys and bio-glasses.
- Inert gas flow.
- For laboratory or synchrotron use, transportable.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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Alice Furnace
Features:
- 1550 °C + environment.
- Similar to the Stella Furnace, but improved ease of use.
- For laboratory or synchrotron use, transportable.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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Cold Stage
Features:
- -40 to +60 cold stage for biological to food sample.
- Highly stable, programmable temperature ramping.
- For laboratory or synchrotron use, transportable.
Contact: Saurabh Shah
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