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Experiments Capability (Detailed List)

  • Glovebox System
  • High Temperature Furnace
  • Electrochemical Glass Cell
  • Electrochemical Potentiostats
  • DSC/TGA
  • Molten Salt Loop
  • Rotating Eletrode
  • ICP-MS Analysis Machine
  • High Temperature Water Loop
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Loop
  • Steam Corrosion Loop
  • Low-Temperature Glasscell
  • Water Corrosion Autoclave
  • Microscope
  • Slow Cutters
  • Diffusion Couple Tests
  • Molten Salt Autoclave System
  • Humidity Chamber for Humidity Corrosion Testing
  • High temperature reference electrode
  • Electro Polisher (Best Technology E399)
  • Digital Microscope (Keyence VHX-970F)
  • X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) [ Moved to ICATS lab]

Modeling Simulation

  • Corrosion model development
  • BISON/MOOSE model development
  • ThermoCalc software
  • LAMMPS
  • BISION/MOOSE