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The center has considerable equipment resources available on campus,
and access to facilities at national laboratories and industrial partners
. A detailed equipment list is given below. The major laboratories (room
and building locations given in parentheses) and resources on campus are:
Laboratory:
Advanced Heat Treat Laboratory (015-E1)
IITRI Heat Treat Facility (INFAC building)
Thermal Processing Technology Laboratory (017-E1).
Laser laboratory (022-E1).
Mechanical test laboratories ( 018 and 007-E1).
Powder materials laboratory (029-PH).
Electron microscope laboratories (040-E1, 210-PH).
Software:
Thermocalc
and databases (Thermodynamic modelling)
Sysweld
(Finite element modelling in Heat Treatment and Welding Process)
Pamcast
(Finite difference modelling in Casting Process)
Abaqus (finite element modelling)
ProEngineer, Autocad (computer aided design)
LabView (data acquisition and instrument control)
Measurlink (SPC software from Mitutoyo)
Deform
(Finite Element Modelling in Forging)
Hardware:
SGI workstations and PC’s, some with data acquisition hardware
for use in laboratories.
Data Acquisition Systems.
In-House Software Development:
Mole Ratio to Weight
Ratio convertor for sample preparation
Weight Ratio
to Mole Ratio convertor for sample preparation
Space Group Symbols
and Corresponding Space Group Numbers
Hexagonal Lattice
d-spacing Calculation
Enthalpy of Formation
Calculator based on known thermochemical data
Miedema's semi-empirical
calculation for enthalpy of alloys
Enthalpy of Formation
Calculator for Direct Synthesis Calorimeter
Enthalpy of
formation calculation for ternary alloys
Gas Carburizing Process Simulation
HotPoint
FEM Simulation
In addition we work with industrial companies in the hardware
manufacturing and atmosphere supply area to provide additional resources
through strategic alliances.
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