Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffkunde und Technologie der Metalle

Chemical Industry, Mechanical Engineering Industry, Nanotechnology, New Materials

  • Short facts

    • Network Management/Association
    • Technological Consultancy
  • Year founded not available
  • 50 Employees (site)
  • Turnover: not available

Products/services: Production and characterisation of carbon nanotubes, CVD diamond coatings for tribologic and thermoconducting applications, diamond for sensor applications, nanoporous carbon materials for thermal expansion, C-fiber composite products for tribologic and electric applications

Basic data

Company

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffkunde und Technologie der Metalle

Street

Martensstr. 5

PC / City

91058 Erlangen

County

Middle Franconia

Phone

+49 9131 8527512

Fax

+49 9131 8527515

Language skills

not available

Profile/competences

Core competencies



Analyses of materials
Analyses of damage events
Selection of materials
Testing of materials
Development of new materials
Development of new technologies for the production of materials or components
Production of prototypes
Primeval technology:
FRECH cold chamber die casting machine DAK 450-54 (real time controlled, 4500 kN clamping force) with aluminium and magnesium crucible melting furnace
induction melting furnaces;
electron beam melting furnaces;
electric arc melting furnace;
vacuum casting system with option for liquid metal cooling (38 kg batch weight);

low pressure infiltration system;

Centrifugal casting plant with heated tooling (maximum speed 7400 rpm);

pulverisation system (Rotating Electrode Process);

High-energy mills (horizontal attritor: 8 l grinding volume, Zoz-GmbH); (Vibrating Cup Mill, Siebtechnik, 19 l grinding volume);

Hot isostatic press with rapid cooling device (ABB, 207 MPa, 2000°C);
Coating technology:

Microwave plasma CVD diamond coating plant (ASTeX AX 6350, 5kW) with heating table equipment;

Hot wire CVD diamond coating system (CemeCon CC800DIA);

Hot-wire CVD diamond coating system (WTM self-made); Mechanical testing:

600 kN, 100kN and 10 N tensile and compression testing machines;

50 kN resonance pulser;

50 kN hydropulser;

rotating bending testing machines;

creep test equipment;

Servo-hydraulic universal testing machine (Gleeble 1500);

impact hammer;

Nanoindenter XP;

Macro and micro hardness testers;

tribology test benches (Wazau TRM 1000);
Thermal analysis:

Thermogravimetric analysis TGA (25°C to 1500°C);

Differential thermal analysis DSC (25°C to 1500°C);

high (20°C to 1500°C) and low temperature dilatometers (-160°C to 500°C);
Physical and optical analysis methods:

µCT X-ray computed tomography;

X-ray fluorescence analysis (Siemens SRS3000);

Raman spectrometer (Renishaw Ramascope 2000);

X-ray diffractometer (Siem

Key sectors / sub-sectors

  • Chemical Industry
  • Mechanical Engineering Industry
  • Nanotechnology
  • New Materials

Certifications

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Sales markets - target countries

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Cooperation offers

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