Close-up of the display on a materials testing machine

Laboratories | Testing and diagnostics of high-performance materials

The Faculty of Engineering has several state-of-the-art laboratories for testing and analysing high-performance materials. The laboratories are used for student practicals in the ‘Materials Engineering’ and ‘Polymer Materials & Fibre-Reinforced Plastics’ modules, as well as for carrying out research projects and industry commissions.

Table with a monitor and technical measuring instruments next to it — Fig. 1: Vicat and HDT Testing

Plastics Testing Laboratory

Laboratory equipment

Pendulum impact tester for plastics
Melt flow index measurement
Vicat and HDT measurement
Dilatometer
DSC measurement
Testing of Vicat and HDT (see Fig. 1)

Table with a monitor and a microscope; the monitor displays the image from the microscope — Fig. 2: Zeiss Observer microscope

Microscopy and Diagnostics Laboratory

Laboratory equipment

Various microscopes (see Fig. 2)

A sink on the left, with a grinding and polishing machine next to it — Fig. 3: Abramin Semi-Automatic Grinding and Polishing Machine

Laboratory for Specimen Preparation and Microstructural Analysis

Laboratory equipment

Sample preparation equipment (see Fig. 3)
Heat treatment furnaces
STA measurement

Photo of the machine with pendulum — Fig. 4: Pendulum striking mechanism

Mechanical Materials Testing Laboratory

Laboratory equipment

Various universal testing machines – up to 10 kN, up to 400 kN
Pendulum impact tester (see Fig. 4)
Multi-impact test rig
Vickers hardness testing
Hardness testing according to Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell – HRB, HRC

Contact

University lecturer in charge

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Böhm

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

Robert Böhm

Chair of Lightweight Construction with Composite Materials

Phone:: +49 341 3076-4177

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Paul Rosemann

Paul Rosemann

Chair of Materials Engineering

Phone:: +49 341 3076-4119

Senior Laboratory Engineer

Dipl.-Ing. Peter Jakob

Peter Jakob

Laboratory engineer

Phone:: +49 341 3076-4109