Different state of the art equipment:
· Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis from RT up to 1600°C coupled with a Mass spectrometer
· Thermomechanical analysis from RT up to 1600°C
· Cryo-thermomechanical analysis from -150°C up to 450°C.
Process studies:
· dewaxing,
· shrinkage behaviour
· formation of liquid phase
· Evolving gas analysis during sintering
Material studies:
· determination of the coefficient of thermal expansion
