Mechanical and thermal characterization platform

• Physical Sciences

Gorka Pazos

Contact for external services

Protocol / GCS

• Protocol for CIC nanoGUNE nanoscience external services (self-service / service mode – equipment usage).
• General Conditions for Services (IP-nanoGUNE).
• General Conditions for Services (IP-shared).
• General Conditions for Services (IP-client).

A platform for the mechanical and thermophysical characterization of materials and coatings, offering testing from the micro- and nanoscale to basic mechanical testing. It enables the assessment of hardness, elastic modulus, thermal stability, and thermodynamic parameters, providing experimental evidence to support material selection, process validation, and structure–property correlation.

Equipment

• Nanoindenter
• Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D)
• Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA)
• Dilatometry and thermal expansion measurement equipment
• Laser flash system for thermal characterization
• Heat-treatment furnaces with atmosphere control
• Basic mechanical testing stations (loading, bending, and tensile testing)

• Nanoindentation (hardness and elastic modulus)
• QCM-D measurements for monitoring mass changes and adsorption on surfaces
• Thermal stability and decomposition analysis (TGA)
• Thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity measurements
• Support in the design of mechanical and thermophysical tests
• Results reports and recommendations on experimental parameters

CIC nanoGUNE

Tolosa Hiribidea, 76, E-20018 Donostia / San Sebastián

Characterization and Inspection:

- Materials and Functional Surfaces

- Advanced Materials

Application sectors

• Capital equipment
• Capital equipment / Metalworking industry
• Construction materials

Industry plan

• IRABAZI · Advanced Manufacturing