Materials and Fabrication

The University of Queensland, through the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering and School of Civil Engineering, has materials and fabrication equipment and services that provide an extensive range of manufacture and testing facilities for various materials. Additionally, the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) is available through the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN).

Abrasive wear

Services

Performance evaluation of abrasion-resistant materials
Research & development of improved abrasion-resistant materials
Development of solutions to minimise wear in industrial equipment

Equipment

Equipment unique to UQMP abrasive wear research group includes:

Ball mill abrasion test (BMAT), using 300 mm and 600 mm diameter laboratory ball mills, capacity up to 90 specimens simultaneous exposure
Inner circumference abrasion test (ICAT), capacity up to 90 specimens simultaneous exposure, capable of operation in sliding bed abrasion, impingement abrasion, gouging abrasion and slurry erosion modes
Acoustically insulated wear testing chamber containing BMAT and ICAT machines
Dry sand rubber wheel abrasion test (DS-RWAT, ASTM G65)
Robotic controlled deposition of hard facing weld overlays
Cutting and grinding facilities for hard materials (white cast irons, weld overlays, ceramics), including water cooled cut-off saws and vertical-spindle surface grinder
Horizontal bandsaw
Charpy impact test machine with interchangeable 7.5, 15, 25 and 50 Joule pendulum strikers
Mettler-Toledo high capacity precision balance (3 kg capacity, ±1 mg , computer interface)
Brinell hardness test machine

Contact

Dr Jeff Gates

School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (UQ Materials Performance Abrasive Wear Research Group)

(07) 3365 6123

uqmp@uq.edu.au

Advanced Engineering Building (Building 49)
Room 122, St Lucia campus

Australian National Fabrication Facility Queensland Node (ANFF-Q)

Services

The Australian National Fabrication Facility Queensland node (ANFF-Q) has equipment and expertise in patterning of polymer and glass substrates, the production of novel substrates for immunotherapy and drug delivery, the fabrication of microfluidic devices and a globally unique SiC on Si Epitaxial reactor.

The ability to undertake patterning of surfaces and devices with nanometer precision
The design, manufacture, profiling and surface characterisation of microfluidic devices
Analytical support for research in the areas of nanostructures, polymeric materials and electrostatics
Production of high resolution images and precise examination of complex biological systems
The ability to synthesise and characterise functional nanoparticles and bio-inspired nanomaterials
The manufacture, analysis and characterisation of innovative functional materials for photolithography, tissue engineering and targeted drug delivery systems and new material development
Functional organic (photonics and electronics) synthesis, device testing and characterisation services
Precise printing of micro-scale structures on organic and inorganic nanoparticle materials
Characterisation and testing of solar cells
Silicon based multi-layer substrates for microelectronics

Equipment

Device Fabrication

ADT	Provectus 7100
AJA International	ATC-2200
SPTS	Xenon Difluoride Etcher
EVG	520 Embosser
EVG	620 Aligner
Fumehoods	Process specific
Harrick Plasma	PDC-001 & PDC-002
Heidelberg	µPG 101
Hitech	CTF/150/3Z/1200C
Kulicke & Soffa	4526 Wedge Bonder
MBraun	MB200
MBRAUN	MBEVAP
MBRAUN	MBEVAP
MBRAUN	MBUV-O3
MBRAUN	Solvent Purification System
Nanoscribe	Photonic Professional GT
OAI	Model 30 UV Light Source
Oxford Instruments	PlasmaPro NGP80
Plasma-Therm	Versaline
Software Suite	CAD Computing
Temescal Systems	FC-2000 e-Beam Evaporator
Ultimaker	2 Extended +
Idonus	HF Vapour Etch
TPT	HB16

Metrology/Characterisation

Agilent Technologies	1260 Infinity
Agilent Technologies	Agilent B1500A Analyzer
Agilent Technologies	CARY 630 FTIR
Anton Paar	SurPASS
Anton Paar	Litesizer 500
Asylum Research	Cypher
Asylum Research	MFP3D-BIO
J. A. Woollam	VUV VASE (Gen-II)
Jeol	IT-300
Jeol	NeoSCOPE
JPK	NanoWizard II
Keithlink	Four Point Probe
KLA	Zeta 300
Leica	SP8
Mettler Toledo	DMA/SDTA861e
Mettler Toledo	DSC 1 STARe System
Mettler Toledo	TGA/DSC 1 STAR e
NIKON	Ti-U and V9.1
PV Measurements	QEX7
SCI	FilmTek 2000M
Semiprobe	SA-6
Tecan	Infinite 200
Tecan	LS Reload
Thermo Fisher Scientific	Nicolet Almega XR
Thermo Fisher Scientific	Nicolet 5700
Veeco	Wyko NT1100
Veeco	Dektak 150
Waters	1515 Isocratic HPLC Pump
Waters	Alliance 2695 Separations Module
WITec	alpha300 RA+S
Zeiss	LSM 710 Confocal

Microfluidic Fabrication

Harrick Plasma	PDC-002
KURABO	V300SS
Trotec	Speedy 360
Harvard Apparatus	Pump 33 DDS

ANFF-Q provides access to a large national network of tools incuding those located at our other Queensland site, Griffith University. It also provides training up to expert level and project consultation to ensure its clients get the most from its capabilities.

Contact

Node Director

Professor Justin Cooper-White

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

(07) 3346 3858

j.cooperwhite@uq.edu.au

Facility Manager

Anthony Christian

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

(07) 3346 3460

a .christian@uq.edu.au

anff@uq.edu.au

Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Building 75), St Lucia campus

Concrete

Services

Concrete trial mixing, casting and testing
Fresh concrete: vebe consistometer, compacting factor apparatus, spread test J-ring, concrete penetrometer
Hardened concrete: modulus of rapture, Indirect tensile (Brazil splitting)
Aggregate: particle size analysis, particle density

Equipment

Batching facility for mixing up to 120 litre mixes
Test Equipment/Apparatus including:
- Large scale and standard creep testing
- Standard shrinkage conditioning room and horizontal comparator
Standard concrete curing
Steam curing capability
Youngs’ modulus
Compressive strength
Flexural tensile strength
6 m prestressing bed
Concrete/cement mortar testing equipment slump cone, V-funnel, U-box, L-box, rheometer Viscomat XL, Vicat apparatus, flow table Pycnometer

Contact

Fraser Reid

School of Civil Engineering

(07) 3365 3603

fraser@uq.edu.au

Advanced Engineering Building (Building 49)
Room 240, St Lucia campus

Fire

Services

From very small-scale material compositions to full-scale structural fire testing.
Heat Release Rate (kW/m2)
Critical heat flux for ignition
Thermal Response Parameter (TRP)
Effective heat of combustion (MJ/kg)
Chemical and convective heat release rates
Fire Propagation Index (FPI)
Smoke yield and obscuration
Ignition time and extinction time
MARHE (kW/m2)
CO2 and CO yield (kg/kg) and O2 consumption (g)
Mass loss rate (g/s)
Specific extinction area (m2/kg)
Flash point of flammable liquids
Thermal conductivity, diffusivity, specific heat capacity
Thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry
Heat of Combustion
Optic Properties of Materials (Emissivity, Transitivity, Reflectivity)

Equipment

*Fire Testing Analysis*
Scale	Instrument	Standards	Test parameters
Bench Scale	Cone Calorimeter	ISO 5660, ASTM E1354, ASTM E1474, ASTM E1740, ASTM F1550, ASTM D6113, CAN ULC 135, BS 476 Part 15	Heat Release Rate (kW/m2)
			Critical heat flux for ignition
			Thermal Response Parameter (TRP)
	Fire Propagation Apparatus	FM 4910, ASTM E 2058, ISO 12136	Effective heat of combustion (MJ/kg)
			Chemical and convective heat release rates
	Mass Loss Calorimeter	ISO 13927 - ISO DIS 17554	Fire Propagation Index (FPI)
			Smoke yield and obscuration
	Flash Point Tester	ASTM D92, D117, AASHTO T48	Ignition time and extinction time
Large Scale	Room Corner Test	ISO 9705, EN 14390, ASTM D 5424, ASTM D 5537, AS ISO 9705-2003,ASTM E 603, ASTM E 1537, ASTM E 1590,NFPA 265, UL 1685, NT FIRE 25, NT FIRE 32,, ASTM E 1822	MARHE (kW/m2)
			CO2 & CO yield (kg/kg) and O2 consumption (g)
			Mass loss rate (g/s)
			Specific extinction area (m2/kg)
			Flash point of flammable liquids Cable Fire Propagation
	High Performance Gas Infrared Heaters	ASTM E1321 Replications of ASTM E119 fire resistance furnace testing using Radiant Burners	Heat-Transfer Rate Inducing System (H-TRIS) Hybrid Fire Testing for Performance Evaluation of Structures under different heating conditions Fire Lateral ignition and flame spread test (LIFT) Bushfires research capabilities.
Bushfires	Radiant and Convective Wind Tunnel Surface Fire Propagation Test

*Thermal Analysers*
Instrument	Standards	Test parameters
TPS 1500. Transient Plane Heat Source	ISO Standard 22007-2	Thermal conductivity Thermal diffusivity Specific heat capacity
Simultaneous thermal analyser	ASTM E1131, ISO 11358, ASTM D (3418,3850,3895), ASTM D 6375 ASTM - E1269 (specific heat capacity)	Transition and Reaction Enthalpies Melting/crystallization points Glass transition temperatures Thermal degradation temperatures in oxidative and inert atmospheres. Thermal gravimetric (TGA) method Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method
Bomb Calorimeter	EN ISO 1716, ISO 1928, ASTM D 240, ASTM D 4809, ASTM D 5468, ASTM D 5865, ASTM E 711	Heat of Combustion Gross calorific value Net calorific value Ash value

*Analytical Techniques*
Instrument	Standards	Methods
Fourier transform infrared Mid-Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer	ASTM D6348-2012, ASTM E168, ASTM E1252	Gas FTIR, ATR, Raman and NIR
Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF)		Elemental Analysis.

Contact

Fire Laboratory Manager

Jeronimo Carrascal

School of Civil Engineering

(07) 3443 1092

j.carrascaltirado@uq.edu.au

Laboratory: Staff House Road, AEB 49, Room 631, Level 6, St Lucia Campus

Forensic Engineering

Services

Component damage and failure investigations
Expert witness and forensic engineering
Problem solving and consultancy services in the fields of mechanical engineering and materials science.
Microscopy and materials testing
Analysis of polymers and non-metallic materials
Analysis of dusts, particulates and deposits.
Analysis of building cladding materials.

Equipment

Equipment unique to the UQMP contract research and consulting group includes:

Panametrics portable ultrasonic thickness gauge,
Nikon SMZ25 Stereo microscope,
Polarised light microscope,
Magnetic particle crack inspection,
Die penetrant crack inspection,
Various hardness testers inc. Brinell, Shore 00, A & D, Barcoll,
Horizontal bandsaw (cut capacity up to 330mm diameter),
Vertical turret milling/drilling machine,
Solidworks simulation CAD and FEA software,
Portable PerkinElmer FTIR-ATR

Contact

Mr Lenny McInnes (CPEng, RPEQ, NER)

School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering (UQ Materials Performance Contract Research and Consulting Group)

(07) 3365 6123

uqmp@uq.edu.au

Advanced Engineering Building (Building 49)
Rooms 122, 530 and 532, St Lucia campus

Materials testing

Services

Mechanical testing to the relevant standards including tensile, compressive, creep and cyclic/fatigue loading. The laboratory has a 2D digital image correlation (DIC) installation able to show strain fields, as well as various mechanical extensometers for simple strain measurement. An enviromental chamber is able to control the temperature of a sample either above or below ambient temperature during testing.

Equipment

Instron 5584 and 4505 EM Load Frame (100kN x 600mm/min) capacity with a range of load cells 100N, 1000N, 5kN, 10kN and 100kN.
Instron 8031 Hydraulic Servo Load Frame (100kN x 150mm stroke).
Samples of various shapes and sizes can be held in a number of flat or vee grips with a maximum thickness/diameter of 12mm.
Instron AVE for optical strain and DIC measurement.
Instron Environmental Chamber +/- 180degC

Contact

Daniel Graham

School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

(07) 3346 8740 or 0409 276 014

labsupport@mechmining.uq.edu.au

Advanced Engineering Building (Building 49)
Room 412, St Lucia campus

Structures

Services

Structural static and fatigue materials testing, Portal configuration and Test frame configuration.

Equipment

Portal frames: Constructed on the strong floor with : Columns - 250UC 89.5: 10 x 5m, 4 x 2.5m. Cross beams - 610UB 125: 4 x 4.75m, 8 x 3.25m, 10 x 1.75m
Servo-hydraulic actuators (all ±250mm actuator travel): 1 x 1MN (100t), 1 x 500kN (50t), 2 x 250kN (25t), 2 x 100kN (10t). 1 x 1MN ±250mm actuator travel stand-alone test frame. 3 and 4 point bend testing up to 1MN (100t)
Test frames: 10MN (1000t) Servo-hydraulic compression frame with test space: 700 mm x 700 mm 2000 mm high
1MN (100t) servo-hydraulic tension and compression frame with test space: 1003 mm wide, 603 mm deep and 783 mm to 4002 mm high not including fixtures
250kN (25t) servo-mechanical tension and compression frame
100kN (10t) servo-hydraulic tension and compression frame with test space: 530 mm wide and 363 mm to 1700 mm high not including fixtures
Data acquisition: Extensive suite of National Instruments data acquisition modules including stress/strain, displacement and force measurement
Digital image correlation: non-contact strain field measurement