The Laboratory of Thermophysical Measurements and Calculations is focused on measuring and analyzing thermophysical properties of materials such as specific heat capacity, linear thermal expansion, phase transformations temperatures, length and thermal effects of phase transformations and processes, and the possibility of predicting phase equilibria and kinetic process, depending on composition and environmental conditions.
- NETZSCH STA 409CD simultaneous thermoanalyzer; simultaneous differential thermal and thermogravimetric analysis in the temperature range from 20 °C to 1600 °C in an inert or oxidizing atmosphere, determination of phase transformation temperature, thermal capacity, phase transformations enthalpy, mass changes, oxidation and decomposition temperatures.
- NETZSCH DIL 402 C Dilatometer; longitudinal changes depending on temperature variations in the temperature range from -160 °C to 1400 °C in an inert atmosphere, determination of coefficient of linear thermal expansion, density vs. Temperature ratio, temperature of phase transformations and plasticization temperature of plastics.
- PerkinElmer differential scanning calorimeter; determination of temperatures and enthalpy of phase transformations and heat capacity in the temperature range -70 °C to 600 °C in an inert atmosphere; the possibility of rapid heating and cooling.
- Database software (DICTRA, ThermoCalc, JMatPro); calculation of thermodynamic equilibria of the stable and metastable systems and phase transformation kinetics; Modeling the behaviour of materials under various processing methods and in the use (effect of time, temperature and environment).