Preparation

Furnaces

Location: Preparation Lab

High-Temperature Furnace: 1200oc

 

Low Temperature Furnace - 1000oC

Dicing Saw

Location: Preparation Lab

The MicroAce 66 is a 6” automatic dicing saw configured with a 2.4kW spindle. It could be used for various applications including cutting of demanding and thick wafers with micron precision.


It offers a high level of configurability to get the best performance out of your application.

Planetary Ball Mill

Planetary Ball Mill is used wherever the highest degree of powder fineness is required. Apart from the classical mixing and size reduction processes, the mills also meet all the technical requirements for colloidal grinding and have the energy input necessary for mechanical alloying processes.

The extremely high centrifugal forces of planetary ball mills result in very high pulverization energy and short grinding times.

 

Manual Hydraulic Press

Location: Preparation Lab

A Specac 10 ton Manual Hydraulic Press has been designed to handle a wide variety of pressing applications. It is especially suited for preparing solid samples for XRF analysis and ceramic pellets with various diameters.

Analytical Balance

Location: Preparation Lab

Mettler TOLEDO Analytical Balance College B154 100 Microgram Precision

Analytical balances are highly accurate weighing instruments. Due to the sensitivity of the high-performance weighing cell, analytical balances are fitted with a draft shield to ensure a stable weighing environment. Common analytical balance applications include sample and standard preparation, formulation, differential weighing, density determination, and pipette routine testing.

How to access

To access our facilities, please email royce@imperial.ac.uk.