School of Chemical Engineering

Manufacturing and characterization of advanced materials group

Professor Han Huang is a world leading expert in machining, manufacturing and materials mechanics and has a wealth of experience in materials properties characterization in micro and nano scale.

He is currently leading a diverse and strong research team of 8 PhD students and 4 postdoctoral fellows; the research programmes of the team are largely concerned with manufacturing and characterization of advanced materials.

The group has recently established a new AM Laboratory, which houses a DTM2500 Plus SLS, a desktop Sharebot SLS system and a customised SLM (selective laser melting) system for studying laser melting of metal and ceramic powders. The group also has a world-class laboratory that are dedicated to materials preparation, mechanical testing and surface characterization.

Facilities

  1. Hysitron Nanomechanical Testing Instrument (Triboindenter)
  2. Polytech Laser Doppler Vibrometer (MSA-400)
  3. Bruker Surface Profiling System (DektakXT)
  4. Olympus LEXT OLS 4000 3D Confocal Laser Microscope
  1. DTM Sinterstation 2500 Plus Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) System
  2. Selective Laser Melting (SLM) System
  3. OKAMOTO Ultra Precision Profile Grinder (UPZ315Li)
  4. Other facilities

2. Polytech Laser Doppler Vibrometer (MSA-400)

Polytech Laser Doppler Vibrometer (MSA-400)The MSA-400 Micro System Analyzer is a powerful new all-in-one measurement workstation for precise 3-D dynamic characterization of MEMS and MOEMS microstructures.

It can characterize out-of-plane vibrations by scanning Laser-Doppler Vibrometry, measure in-plane motion and vibration by stroboscopic video microscopy, determine surface topography by white light interferometry, and test wafers and individual die by combining Polytec’s MSA-400 with a MEMS probe station.

For more information visit the Polytec website.