Ceramics@PoliTO

Processing facilities:

• Laser granulometry (for suspensions and dry powders)
• Spray drier
• Freeze dryer
• Rotavapor
• Calorimeter
• Viscosimeters
• Attritor mill, planetary mill, ball mill
• Curing chamber
• Slip and gel casting facilities
• Cutting and polishing facilities

Structural and compositional characterizations:

• SEM/FESEM equipped with EDS and WDS
• X-ray diffraction (XRD)
• X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
• Hg porosimeter
• Optical and stereomicroscope

Thermal treatments and characterizations:

• Furnaces up to 1800 °C operating in air and inert gas
• Thermal analysis (DTA-TG)
• Differential and absolute dilatometers

Manufacturing facilities:

• Digital Light Processing (DLP) apparatus for engineering ceramics
• Direct Ink Writing (DIW) for traditional and engineering ceramics
• 200 tons press
• Screen printing apparatus
• Spin coater

Mechanical and environmental testing:

• Tensile, compressive and bending test
• Micro and macro hardness testing
• Devices for testing humidity and gas sensors in controlled environment
• CO₂ uptake and detection apparatus