Characterization Capabilities of the
Ceramic Processing Group

  • The Ceramic Processing Group has a state-of-the-art facility for characterization of powders, slurries, green bodies, and dense ceramics.
  • Particle size can be determined using either laser or centrifuge techniques, and surface area is measured by the BET method.
  • Brookfield and Bohlin rheometers provide dynamic viscosity measurements for slurries and gels over a wide range of shear rates and torques.
  • Thermal analysis (DTA and TGA) can be performed up to to 1600 degrees C. Room-temperature mechanical properties and microscopy analysis can be done on green or fired ceramics.
  • Facility also includes a Quantachrome Gas Adsorption and Surface Area Analyzer and Image Analysis Systems including Nikon Epiphot Microscope, Boeckler Video Image Marker-Measurement System, and Image Pro-Plus Software (most advanced imaging program available today).

 

For more information regarding the Ceramic Processing Group,
contact
laufrj@ornl.gov

Ceramic Processing Group