{"id":1760,"date":"2022-11-28T00:05:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T23:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarth-ntnu.com\/?page_id=1760"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:09:07","slug":"nano","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smarth-ntnu.com\/index.php\/nano\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanomechanical Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nano- and Micromechanical Lab<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The nano- and micromechanical lab within the SMART-H project is dedicated to understanding the hydrogen-material reaction at a nano- to micro-scale. In-situ and ex-situ hydrogen-charging approaches are specially designed for small-scale mechanical testing. Instrumented nanoindentation and small-scale tensile tests are the most frequently used testing techniques. The combination of the small-scale mechanical testing and ex-situ\/ in-situ hydrogen-charging can reveal a wide range of material\u2019s intrinsic physical behavior when in reaction with hydrogen.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Equipment<\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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TI950 nanoindenter (Bruker): feasible for ex-situ & in-situ electrochemical charging<\/p>\n

PI85 nanoindenter\n 1<\/sup> (Bruker): feasible for ex-situ charging & in-situ hydrogen-plasma\/ ESEM (water vapor) charging<\/p>\n

5 kN tensile\/ compression module\n 1<\/sup> (Kammrath & Weiss): feasible for ex-situ charging & in-situ hydrogen-plasma charging<\/p>\n

FT-NMT04 nanoindenter\n 1<\/sup> (FemtoTools) (in progress): feasible for ex-situ charging & in-situ hydrogen-plasma\/ hydrogen gas\n 2<\/sup> charging<\/p>\n

Small-scale autoclave\n 3<\/sup> for in-situ high pressure gaseous hydrogen \u2013 material interaction<\/p>\n

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2<\/sup> up to 1.3 bar hydrogen pressure\n \n
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\n The small-scale PI85 nanoindenter, which can fit into an SEM chamber.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Schematic of the 5 kN tensile\/ compression module inside the ESEM chamber with in-situ hydrogen-plasma charging.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n The TI 950 triboindenter integrated with homemade hydrogen charging cell enables the nanomechanical testing with in-situ hydrogen charging.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Laboratory Contact<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Nuria Espallargas<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Laboratory manager<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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