BP Asset Integrity & Corrosion Lab Equipment
Equipment
Hitachi S-3400N VP-SEM w/ Oxford EDS detector
- Variable Pressure mode allows for imaging of dirty/wet samples
- Large chamber accomodates 10" specimens
- SE, BSE, and EDS detectors (solid state, TV observation)
- Resolution: 3.0 nm High Vacuum Mode, 4.0 nm Variable Pressure Mode
Oxford FOUNDRY-MASTER Xpert
- Spark emission OES
- Full compositional analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys (including N)
- High-resolution Multi-CCD optics
Zeiss Axio Scope Microscope
- 2.5x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, and 100x objectives
- High-resolution digital camera for documentation
- Excellent for polarized light microscopy
Zeiss Discovery V8 Stereo Microscope
- 0.33x, 0.67x, and 1x objectives
- High-resolution digital camera for documentation
- Ideal for investigating non-flat samples
Cortest high-temperature, high-pressure autoclave
- 316 S.S. construction
- 5L capacity
- Up to 300 degC (572 degF) and 35 MPa (5076 psi)
- Rotating cage aparatus
Instron/Satec SI-1K3 Charpy Impact Testing Machine
- Maximum capacity of 406.7J (300 ft-lbf), operating range 325J-40J (240ft-lbf – 30ft-lbf).
- Low temperature specimen conditioning available from 0C - -60C.
- Meets ASTM E23 and NIST specification for Charpy.
- Sub-size specimen testing available.
Electrochemical Equipment
- Two (2) Gamry Reference 600 Potentionstats
- 8-channel multiplexer
- RCE/RDE Rotator and Cell
- CPT Cell
- ASTM 1L (Kettle test) glass cells
- Faraday cage
- Standalone corrosion probes (3-electrode LPR, ER)
Specimen preparation (shared facilities, Materials Science Laboratory)
- Buehler AbrasiMet 250 Abrasive Cutter
- Buehler EcoMet 250 Grinder-Polisher
- Electrolytic cleaning/polishing systems
- Compression mounting press
- Castable mounting imgregnation system
- Wellsaw 10 x 16" manual bandsaw
- Sandblasting cabinet
Mechanical testing (shared facilities, Materials Testing Laboratory)
- Wilson Rockwell 2000 tester
- Nikon Eclipse inverted microscope, with digital camera
- IPC-UTM 100 kN load frame w/ environmental chamber
- Instron Dynatup impact tester