Ceramics

Friction, Wear

Several applications use ceramics because of their superior hardness, high wear resistance, good chemical resistance, and stability at high temperatures.  Extreme applications, such as high loads, high temperatures, and corrosive environments commonly use ceramics.

Perform friction, wear, and tribology tests for ceramic coatings or materials under a wide test load range (from mN to 12,000 N) across a wide controlled environmental condition (-120°C to 1200°C), and under vacuum, corrosive, or high pressure environments. The choice depends on the application. 

Fretting Wear

Fretting studies for ceramic industry are of critical importance. Hard debris generated because of fretting cause for many failures. Rtec Instruments provides unequaled specifications for stroke and frequency control for fretting evaluation. Controlled stroke from 5 microns and frequency up to 500 Hz frequency across a wide temperature range makes it an ideal fretting wear tester.

3D Imaging

Combine 4 imaging modes in one head. It requires only one mouse click to alternate between the different imaging modes. Image any surface with ease – transparent, flat, dark, flat, curved, and more.