The main function of the facility is to provide research equipment necessary fcoating fabrication, as well as coating characterization.

Coating systems

• Three closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering, manufactured by Teer Coatings Ltd. (models of UDP 450, 650)

• Multi-functional vacuum arc system

• Multi-functional deposition machine

Characterization machines

  1)  Composition, structure and surface morphology

• Atomic Force Microscopy (Auto-Probe CP, Park Scientific Instruments)

• Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (JSM 5600, JEOL)

• Profilometer (Form Talysurf, Taylor-Hobson)

• Optical profilometer (Wyko NT9300, Veeco)

• X-ray diffraction (MiniFlex, Rigaku)

  2)  Stress and Hardness

• Nano-indentation (Ubi 1, Hysitron)

• Micro-indentation (Fischer)

• Newton's ring apparatus 

  3)  Tribological and machining tests

• Scratch tester (Teer ST3001)

• Ball-on-Disk tribometer (Teer)

• Pin-on-Disk (Plint & Partners LTD)

• Impact tester (MTS 810)

• Ball-crater (Teer)

• High speed milling center (HAAS VF0E)

• Horizontal lathe (Colchester 3250)

  4)  Others

• Annealing equipment

• Thermogravimetric Analyzer Pyris (Pyris 6)

• Differential Thermal Analyzer (Perkin Elmer DTA7)