Materials Science and Engineering
MEng (JM10), BEng (JM11), MEng (J510), BEng (J511), BSc (J551)
Facilities
Mechanical Testing Facilities
Students using mechanical testing equipment
The School has a variety of mechanical testing equipment used to determine the mechanical properties of different materials and structures, from aircraft components to new implant materials or even biological tissues. These testing machines apply forces in compression, tension or torsion and can be used to find out material properties such as ultimate strength and modulus.
NanoVision Centre
Scanning electon microscopy image of human bone from a patient with osteoporosis
The NanoVision Centre is a state-of-the-art microscopy unit which brings together the latest microscope techniques for structural, chemical and mechanical analysis at the nanometer scale (1/1000000 mm). The facility contains an impressive range of electron microscopes, scanning probe microscopes and associated analytical equipment for use in the cutting-edge research being conducted by students and staff.
http://www.nanovision.qmul.ac.uk/
Spectroscopy Lab
FTIR equipment for materials analysis
We have a variety of sophisticated spectrometers which are used to identify specific compounds and investigate composition of materials prepared as either a liquid, solid, film or powder. These devices include:
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman Spectroscopy and Near InfraRed Spectroscopy (uv-vis NIR)
Thermal Material Analysis Lab
Differential Scanning Calorimeter
We have a variety of excellent techniques for analysis the thermal properties of materials such as melting temperature, glass transition temperature, viscosity, thermal expansion, thermo-mechanical properties over a range of temperatures (-150 to 1600°C). The techniques include:
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC),
Rheometery,
Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) ,
Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA),
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA),
Dilatometry.