Shared research facility

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  Optical Microscope (Olympus GX51)

  with  OLYMPUS Image Analysis Software

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  400 Series automated hardness tester

  With Minuteman automation software ~2000g load

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  SimpliMet® 3000 mounting press

  Fully automatic electro-hydraulic press

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  IsoMet™ low speed precision cutter

  To provide cut quality for varied materials a range of 0-300RPM

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  IsoMet® 5000 precision cutter

  Linear Fed chop cutting capacity: 125[mm]

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  Gr-200

  Readability to 1µg (0.001 mg)

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  Electronic furnace

  220V 1∮ 3.5kW Ambient 100~1100°C ±1°C at 1000°C

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  High temperature vacuum furnace

  Equipped with rotary + turbo pump High vacuum 10^(-6) torr, Temp Max: 1100℃

Mechanical property evaluation facility

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  5569 Advanced mechanical testing facility

  With software analyzer

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  8501 Servo hydraulic testing facility

  Obtain Stress/Strain curves in both tension and compression

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  4204 Universal testing facility

  Tension, compression, and applications with load requirements at high temperature

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  Small punch creep testing facility

  Testing conditions: - Temp. 1000℃ max - Rotary vacuum (gas dependent)

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  Parallel type creep testing facility

  Dead weight type 1000℃ ±5 ℃

Coating facility

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  ITER PVD facility

  Sputtering coating two guns + RF & DC PVD system. 2-inch target

Environment simulation facility

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  PWSCC testing facility

  PWSCC CGR & initiation test

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  CF testing facility

  Environmental fatigue for simulated PWR system

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  High temperature S-CO2 corrosion testing facility

  Once through, double autoclaves (Alloy 625) / CO2: 99.999 % purity liquid phase CO2 with flow rate of 0.3 kg/h (5 ml/min)

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  SCO2 environment creep testing facility

  SCO2 environment creep tester dead-weight type LVDT pressurized 250 bar temperature 700 ℃

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  High temperature steam testing facility

  Isothermal oxidation steam + gas flow rate: 20 cc/min ambient pressure (1 atm) Temperature ~1000 ℃