Electrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical reactors: Reduction of Rare Earth oxides to metals and Silicon.
Design of the Powder Atomizer.
Development, processing, and characterization of metallic, ceramic, and composite materials – Induction or Plasma Melting.
Performed according to the specifications of major Technical Standards (ABNT, ASTM, ISO).
• Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)
• Specific Heat (CE)
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
• Thermal Conductivity
• Thermal Diffusivity
• Dilatometry/Sintering
• Thermogravimetry (TG)
• Metallographic Analysis
• Particle Size Analysis
• Corrosion of Metallic Alloys
• X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
• Vickers Hardness
• X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
• ICP-MS – Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Reduction of Rare Earth and Silicon oxides.
Today, the Thermophysical Laboratory holds the developed expertise and is capable of implementing electrometallurgical reactors for the production of individual or combined metallic rare earths, with potential extension to heavy rare earths.
Thermograms: (a) fast material (high Kₜₑᵣₘ); (b) slow material (low Kₜₑᵣₘ).
Alloy 5.1 with identification.
Phase identification.
Equipment and Image (Lower edge Hv = 1373).
Induction furnace
Plasma furnace.
Orbital disk mill.
Polishing for hardness analysis.
