Polymers

The P&C Lab is equipped with the following machines:

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Thermoplastic processing

• Twin Screw Extruder line for compounding and fibre/filament production (Lab-Compounder KETSE 20/40 D);

• Single Screw Extruder Collins;

• Twin Screw Extruder;

• Mini-Injection moulding DSM Xplorer;

• Heat Press (40*40cm);

• Two roll mill;

• Static mixer chamber;

• Elettrospining Machine.

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Thermoset processing

• One Component RTM Hypaject;

• Two Component RTM Cijet;

• Silicone Vacuum bag spray unit;

• Industrial Oven;

• Planetary centrifugal mixer;

• Vacuum pumps for VARTM;

• Laboratory ovens.

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Thermal characterization

• DMTA Tritech2000 (all geometries);

• ARES Rheometer;

• Mettler Toledo TGA/DTA;

• DSC 60 Shimadzu;

• DTG Shimadzu;

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Materials characterization

• Scanning Electron Microscopy Zeiss EVO;

• EDX chemical mapping;

• FTIR Perkin Elmer;

• Laser flash Thermal conductimetry;

• Electrical Condutimetry testing rig;

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