Light microscopy and metallography laboratory (M74-155)

Responsible persons: doc. Ing. Anna Guzanová, PhD., doc. Ing. Ľuboš Kaščák, PhD. 

Location: Mäsiarska 74, 1 floor

Focus of the laboratory

The laboratory focuses on metallographic study and documentation of macro and microstructures of metallic and non-metallic materials, layers and coatings, determination of corrosion characteristics of base materials, evaluation of corrosion efficiency of layers and coatings, measurement of microhardness of materials, analysis of fracture surfaces and topography of surfaces. The laboratory also houses equipment used for scientific and research activities in basic and applied research, as well as for the solution of final bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses.

Laboratory equipment

Metallographic grinder and polisher Struers Tegramin - 20, chemical digester ALK 697, ultrasonic cleaner, mechanical grinder - polisher Buehler, condensing chamber Liebisch Constanzo KBEA 300, condensing chamber KK 320, digital microscope Keyence VHX - 5000, Neophot-2 light microscope, Olympus BXFM metallographic microscope, Carl Zeiss Epityp 2 microscope, BK 70x50 microscope, Belec Compact Port mobile spectrometer, BioLogic SP-150 device for measuring electrochemical characteristics of surfaces, Aqualab water distiller, Witeg MSH-D magnetic liquid stirrer with heating, See System apparatus for measuring the surface energy of solids by determining the contact angle of the drop, Mettler Toledo pH meter, Shimadzu HMV-2 microcurrent meter.