The Powder Processing and Mechanical
Alloying Laboratory contains state-of-the-art
powder blending, mixing and size reduction
equipment for processing ceramic, metallic, and
composite powders, including a particle impact
size reduction mill, a sonic sifter, a powder
compaction press, and diamond saws. A mod-ern
mechanical alloying laboratory is equipped
with two Spex Mills for small samples and one
Szegvari attritor mill for larger mechanically
alloyed batches. Equipment for powder processing
in vacuum, controlled and purified
atmospheres is also available. A sophisticated
metallographic microscope equipped with a
microhardness indentor can be used to assist
initial microstructural studies. | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories |