Rheology

Rheology Laboratory

Responsible: António Correia Diogo


Contact
E-mail: acdiogo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Access Conditions
Contact responsible
Location

Instituto Superior Técnico, Avenida Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Physics building, floor -2, Rheology lab.

Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyser

TA Instruments Q800

Equipment

Controlled temperature furnace (-150ºC – 500ºC)

Frequency range: 0.01 to 100 Hz

Measurement cells: fixed supported bending, fixed bending, three-point bending, fibre and film tension, compression, punch penetration


 

Mechanical Spectrometer

TA-Rheometrics RMS-800

Equipment

Normal load and binary sensors

Controlled temperature furnace (-170oC – 600oC)

Measurement systems: cone and plate, parallel plates, three-point bending, solids torsion tension, uniaxial extensional flow

Tests in stationary, dynamic and transient regimes



Mechanical Spectrometer

TA-Rheometrics PL-DMTA

Equipment

Controlled temperature furnace (-160oC – 500oC)

Measurement cells: bending/shear, torsion, fibre and film tension



Polarized Light Microscope

Nikon Optiphot-2 Pol

Equipment

Linkham heating stage

Photography equipment



 

Plastrographs

TA-Rheometrics RMS-800 & Brabender AEU 331

Equipment

Temperature control (up to 400oC)

DSK 42/7 Co-rotating Twin-screw Extruder

Single-screw extruder (length to diameter ratio of 25)

Screws and dies: planar, circular, rheometric, swelling measurement die



Two-roll Mixing Mill

Brabender PM-3000

Applications

Thermoplastic mixture preparation

Elastomer preparation



Thermostatic Bath

Lauda LHT303

Applications

Thermoplastic mixture preparation

Elastomer preparation



Laboratoty Press

Carver M-2089

Equipment

25ton-force

Heated plate (30oC - 500 oC) 3025ton-force 



Dielectric Analyser

TA-Rheometrics PL-DETA

Equipment

Frequency range: 20 Hz to 100 kHz

Controlled temperature furnace (-160oC – 500oC)

Applications

Complex dielectric constant determination



Other Equipment

Microtome

Circular saw

Polishing machine

Mixers/shakers for liquids

Thermostatic baths

Digital scales

Sputter coater

Resin extractor for composites

Helium Ultrapycnometer - Quantachrome UltraPyc-1000

Pycnometers

Applications

Preparation and characterization of samples



LAMPIST

Responsible: Carlos Figueiredo | Amélia Dionísio


Contact

Carlos Figueiredo

tel.: 218 419 295

218 107 023

ext.: 3295

 1023

e-mail: carlos.m.figueiredo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Amélia Dionísio

e-mail: amelia.dionisio@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Access Conditions

Restricted access. Contact a responsible.

Location

Minas Building, floor -3, ROOM 3.10



Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry

Micrometrics Autopore III

Application

Pharmaceutical; Adsorbents; Catalysts; Paper; Medical Implants; Electronics; Aerospace; Fuel Cells; Geosciences; Filtration

Construction Materials

Conservation and restauration of heritage



Responsible: Manuel Pereira


Contact

tel.: 218 419 295

ext.: 3295

e-mail: mfcp@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Access Conditions

Restricted access. Contact a responsible.

Location

Minas Building, floor -3, ROOM 3.13



Thermogravimetric and Calorimetric Analysis

PC LUXX® Thermobalance STA 409

Application

Pharmaceutical studies

Environmental studies

Food analysis: additives, preservatives, colorants

Conservation and restauration of heritage: paintings, sculptures, ceramics, fossils, ivories

Forensic science: paints, textiles, cosmetics

Physiological samples: bones, hairs

Multilayer compounds: polymers, paintings, films

Geological samples: Mineralogical Phases; inclusions in stones and minerals

Materials Sciences

Biomaterials