AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
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Short Description
Modern high-performance materials are opening up new, increasingly demanding fields of application. This requires a comprehensive knowledge of the materials and their production processes. The LKR offers a full range of state-of-the-art methods for microstructure, material and process characterization.
Contact Person
Helmut Kilian
Research Services
Material analysis
• Experimental alloy production, process control
according to industrial parameters
• Production using industrial scale tools
• Chemical, microstructural und mechanical
material characterization
Process analysis
• Microstructure analysis and assessment from the production process perspective
• Validation and optimization of heat treatment
parameters
• Validation and optimization of forming
processes
Product analysis
• Chemical and qualitative damage assessment
• Test of defined material parameters
Methods & Expertise for Research Infrastructure
Analysis methods:
Materialography
• Analysis of complex compound materials
• Characterization of topology
Spectrometry
• Al- and Mg-base alloys
Dilatometry
• Miniaturized sample geometries
• Simulation and characterisation of forming
processes and heat treatment processes
Analysis of notch rupture
• Fully instrumented notch impact test
Deformation analysis
• Fully instrumented deformation analysis of sheet materials
• Nakajima and cupping test
Test methods:
Mechanical materials testing
• Tensile and compression test from -170°C to 300°C
• Brinell hardness testing
Fatigue test
• Testing of material samples and components
Metallography
• Characterization of sections
• Grain size measurement
• Analysis of microhardness
DSC
• Phase formation and phase transformation
• Characterization of heat treatment parameters
LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum is accredited according to EN 17025