3D X-ray microtomograph Skyscan 1272, Bruker, is purchased under Project BG05M2OP001-1.001-0008 “National Center for Mechatronics and Clean Technologies”, funded by the Operational Program “Science and Education for Smart Growth” 2014-2020. It is designed for express and non-destructive examination of porous metal and non-metal foams and their products, surface and volume cracks obtained during operation or various tests of mechatronic components etc.
Detailed information is obtained about the presence of different phases in the volume of the studied material, geometrical characteristics of phases with irregular shape and their structure. The specially developed optical system and measurement methodology allows the research to be carried out with high resolution in sample bodies of different size and geometry.
Skyscan 1272, Bruker, system specifications:
- X-ray source focus at 4W: < 5 µm;
- Nominal resolution: < 0.35 µm;
- Automatic 6-position filter changer for wide range of source energy selection, ensuring the best scanning conditions for any kind of sample;
- Sample stage with 360˚ rotation in both directions in 0.01˚ steps; automatic micro-positioning of the object to the source;
- Scanning object diameter form 5 to 60 mm; scanning object length from 5 to 60 mm;
- Software for system control and specialized software for reconstruction, data storage, visualization and export to other software for 3D imaging;
The following functions for analyzing 3D images are available:
- Realistic 3D visualization includes surface and volume rendering;
- Slice-by-slice inspection of 3D-volumes;
- Extraction and visualization of random 2D slices;
- Measurement of distances in real units for distance;
- Measurement of surface areas in real units for surface area;
- Measurement of volume and volume parts in real units for volume.