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KIT-NRCan-MADE-HAM

TA10 – KIT-NRCan 

Location

183 Longwood Rd. S.

L8P0A1 Hamilton,  Canada 

Description

Casting Automated Platform:

Automated high temperature (up to 1000 C) casting platform for faster, repeatable, reliable synthesis of custom alloys from powder based on unique recipes or compositions in a non-oxygenated environment
Combination of up to 10 materials, amounts defined by user input
Generate experiment schedule to minimize equipment downtime
Automated, accurate weighing and dispensing of material in small form capsule (~6g)
Inert gas exchange chamber, sealing and welding allows for hermetically sealed capsule
Furnace heat treatment up to 1000C with optional quench and temper
Central processing control
For characterization of materials after casting - XRD, XRF, hardness tester, conductivity tester are available on-site for use.

Electrochemical Characterization Automated Platform:

Automated 8 cell platform for metal/alloy token parallel electrochemical testing
In-situ characterization via multi-channel potentiostat (e.g. CV, CPP)
Gantry system provides automatic loading/unloading, and cell solution loading/unloading

Testing Capabilities

High throughput high temperature casting for metals and alloys.
High throughput electrochemical characterization for conductive materials .

Technical Equipment

Automated Casting Platform, with control software contains the following functionalities:

Control server
UR3e Robotic Attendant
Metallic Powder Dosing ( X mg – x g)
Hydraulic Sealing/Welding Station
High Temperature Processing Unit (X degree C – X degree C)
Software - Data model, experimental planning, mutually exclusive resources, activity coordinator, scheduling
Additional characterization equipment: XRD, XRF, Hardness tester, Conductivity tester

Automated Electrochemical Characterization Platform, with control software contains the following functionalities :

8-channel potentiostat
Auto-loading Gantry system

Additional information

Technology Readiness Level: 1-3

Special considerations: Ontario Health & Safety Training Certification – WHMIS, Government of Canada Reliability Clearance (for facility access), Agreement outlining conflict of interest, confidentiality/IP requirements, damages etc. to be developed 

Technology clusters: Biofuels, CSP/STE, Energy Storage, Hydrogen, Information and Communication Technologies, Integrated Grids, Materials for Energy, Ocean Energy, Offshore Wind, Others, PV

Website: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-and-data/research-centres-and-labs/canmetmaterials/canmetmaterials/8234

Availability: Subjected to availability of the RI provider. Contact us via RISEnergy website for more information.

Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way:  No 

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