Technical Equipment
Microstructure analysis, material analysis and material characterization
Scanning electron microscope ZEISS LEO1455VP with X-ray micro-area analysis EDAX GENESIS
- 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
- 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)
→ see also Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy service
Contact Person
M. Sc. Andreas Gester
- Telefon:+49 371 531-33649
- Fax:+49 371 531- 833649
- Raum:3, 3/E001
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