The samples are placed in a very high-temperature furnace (0 to 1200°C) for a defined period of time, then suddenly cooled in order to evaluate their resistance.
These scales can measure the mass of an object with a precision of up to 0.1 mg.
Buehler cold coating machine for coating the samples with a resin before polishing in order to measure the coating thickness
Buehler polisher for polishing the coated samples in order to observe them under a microscope and measure the coating thickness