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Group of Composites and Material Compounds
Professur Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffverbunde
Group of Composites and Material Compounds 

Technical Equipment

Microstructure analysis, material analysis and material characterization

Scanning electron microscope ZEISS LEO1455VP with X-ray micro-area analysis EDAX GENESIS

  1. microscope
    • Mapping of surface, ground or broken surfaces of:
      • Starting materials (powders, fibers, foils)
      • Materials, composite materials and composite materials
      • coatings
      • components
    • Magnification range: 50x to approx.10,000x
    • detectors:
      • Chamber detector for secondary electrons
      • Chamber detector for backscattered electrons
  2. Energy dispersive X-ray microscope analysis (EDXS) EDAX Genesis
    • Local chemical analysis on flat surfaces:
      • for elements with order number Z ≥ 8
      • Detection limit approx. 0.5% by weight Z ≥ 11
      • Quantification error approx. 2% by weight for main components
      • Species:
        • Average Analysis
        • Phase analysis (for particle size > 1 μm)
        • Element concentration distribution along a line (linescan)
        • Two-dimensional element concentration distribution (mapping)

LEO 1455VP (W-Kathode, SE- und Quadranten-RE-Detektor, Kopplung mit EDXS-System)

→ see also Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy service

Contact Person

Foto des Ansprechpartners Andreas Gester
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Gester