Research
Lukasiewicz – Krakow Institute of Technology offers R&D and commercial research services carried out in three Research Centers and a Laboratory Department where, in addition to research and scientific activities, advanced research services are provided using a variety of techniques and research methods covering a wide range of physical and chemical characteristics of materials, including destructive and non-destructive testing.
Our research centers provide commercial research services covering the needs of companies in testing metallic, ceramic and composite materials for a wide range of industries.
The research services provided are aimed at the foundry, tooling, automotive, aerospace fuel and energy, metallurgical, medical, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
We offer research:
- High-resolution scanning electron microscopy SEM with EDS/EBSD analysis in microarrays
- Light microscopy
- X-ray structural analysis of PXRD
- DLS particle analyzer
- Studies of technological properties of molding compounds
- Determination of density by the Archimedes method or with a helium pycnometer
- Electrical conductivity tests
Learn about the high-temperature tests we offer
- Studies of high-temperature corrosion and oxidation resistance
- Solderability tests by immersion method
- Temperature conductivity studies
- High-temperature studies of reactivity and chemical stability of metal/metal; metal/ceramic; metal/glass; glass/ceramic systems
- DTA, DSC, TGA calorimetric studies
- High-temperature studies of wetting and dissolution kinetics of liquid metals and alloys in contact with solid materials
- Determination of characteristic temperatures of ceramic materials by optical method from room temperature to 1750 °C.
- Tests of freezing point, determination of the solidification curve
- Heat shock resistance tests – alternating oven and water
- Thermal imaging studies of the temperature profile (emitted heat)
- Deflection arrow tests
- Studies of the effect of machining fluids on material properties
- Visual (VT)
- Penetration (PT)
- Magnetic-powder (MT)
- Ultrasonic (UT)
- Radiographic (X-ray)
- By X-ray computed tomography (CT) method
- Thermal
We test machinery and equipment, as well as electrotechnical and electronic products including lighting equipment, general-purpose instruments and electrical tools.
Within the scope of EMC engineering studies, we offer:
- Measurements of conducted disturbance emissions in the range of 150 kHz to 30 MHz
- Measurements of radiated disturbance emissions in the range of 30 MHz to 3000 MHz
- ESD electrostatic discharge resistance test
- Radiated immunity test in the frequency range of 80 MHz to 1000 MHz
- Test of resistance to fast electrical BURST transients
- SURGE impact resistance test
- Test of immunity to conducted disturbances induced by radio frequency fields
Electrical tests: resistance of protective installation, strength and resistance of insulation, AC power and current
We have a variety of apparatuses necessary for the full characterization of analyzed materials. We offer classical destructive testing including chemical composition analysis, corrosion, high-temperature and mechanical testing, as well as non-destructive testing such as X-ray imaging by CT and X-ray radiography of objects.