Micro Materials Limited

The project involves the difficult technical challenge of making accurate nanomechanical measurements at cryogenic temperatures (down to -180C). Micro Materials will work together with NPL to solve this through development of a robust test methodology for minimising thermal drift effects using novel indenter cooling and liquid nitrogen cooling. It will ex...

The project is a 18 month feasibility study which is a collaboration between (1) Micro Materials Ltd, a SME manufacturer of advanced nanomechanical test instrumentation, (2) Thin Metal Films Ltd, a SME manufacturer of advanced optical coatings, and (3) Cranfield University, a research organisation. The project will develop new tools for coating characteri...

"**Nanomechanical testing is a revolutionary technique in improving our fundamental understanding of the basis of mechanical properties of materials and the importance of the nanoscale behaviour on their performance. It is important to measure nanomechanical properties at testing temperatures that are close to their operating conditions. The results are m...

The project will develop an innovative coating characterisation tool – the high temperature micro-scale impact test - that will be used by the Surface engineering and advanced coatings Industry in the R&D of advanced coatings operating under extreme conditions in jet and automotive engines, so they can be optimised for high durability and avoid coating fa...