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Materials and Characterization Laboratories

florence [dot] paray [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Dr. Florence Paray)
Phone : 514 398-3590

  • Sample preparation
  • Light Optical Microscopy
  • Stereomicroscopy
  • Quantitative metallography
  • Image analysis
  • Laboratory sessions for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
  • Course projects

Technician

robert [dot] paquette [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Robert Paquette)
Phone : 514 398-5587

Materials facilities

  • Heat treatment.
  • Hardness testing (Vickers, Knoop, Rockwell, Brinell, Microhardness).
  • Mechanical testing (Charpy, tensile, three points, four points bending, etc.).

X-Ray Diffractometers

Philips PW 1710 Powder X-Ray Diffractometer

  • Identification of constituents and crystalline structure of minerals, corrosion products and inorganic materials.
  • Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of crystalline phases in a sample.

Technician

monique [dot] riendeau [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Monique Riendeau)
Phone : 514 398-2610


MinMat X-Ray Diffractometer

Bruker D8 Discovery X-Ray Diffractometer

  • High-tech, non-destructive technique for analyzing a wide range of materials, including fluids, metals, minerals, polymers, catalysts, plastics, pharmaceuticals, thin-film coatings, ceramics, bio-materials and semiconductors.
  • Use of radiation from a Co-tube for texture and residual stress investigations.
  • Typical XRD diffraction analyses.

Technician

florence [dot] paray [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Dr Florence Paray)
Phone : 514 398 3590