PiQ NANOINDENTATION TESTER SMT – 2000

A new era in material measurement

The new nanoindenter is designed to provide reliable and accurate measurements of hardness, elastic modulus, creep, and stiffness in materials, thanks to its high resolution in terms of force and depth.

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APPLICATIONS:

Aerospace:

Thermal spray coatings

Anti-corrosion coatings

Turbines, engines, and components

Automotive:

Coatings

DLC

Paintings

Biomaterials:

Biocompatible coatings.

Medical devices

Materials:

Raw materials

Coatings

Surface roughness

Pharmacist:

Coatings in tablets

Semiconductors:

Screens

Coatings

Consumer goods

Polymers:

Raw materials

Coatings

Ceramics:

Ceramic tiles

Raw materials

Hard coatings:

Cutting tools

Thermal spray coatings

DLC

Optics and lenses:

Lenses

Touchscreens

Consumer goods

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Designed to comply with industry standards

  • ISO 14577-1:2015: Metallic materials – Instrumented indentation test for hardness parameters and materials
  • ASTM E2546-15: Standard Practice for Instrumented Indentation Testing
  • ISO/TS 19278:2019: Plastics — Instrumented indentation test for hardness measurement

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Features

Compact: 40 x 40 x 40 cm, 30 kg

Maximum indentation force: 500 mN

Force resolution: 0.015 µN

Maximum indentation depth: 200 µm

Depth resolution: 0.005 nm

Data acquisition range: 1 MHz

Motorized X/Y table

Nanoindentation head using piezoelectric and capacitive sensor technology

Option to add an optical microscope for visual inspection