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Facility
Our flexible processing plant, analytical laboratory and metallography facility provide excellent foundations from which to develop new materials or enhance the performance of existing products.
The technical effort is driven by a highly qualified and experienced team, with support from a capable, well-equipped facility:
Processing plant
- Arc-melting furnaces—for the preparation of alloy ‘button’ samples
- Vacuum induction melters—5kg furnaces facilitate the preparation of trial alloys and test melts for pilot scale production. Established technologies can be transferred to larger scale using one of our seven VIM furnaces.
- Powders—particle size distribution can be engineered to suit application. Powder trials can be undertaken using mechanical milling or water / inert gas atomisation.
- Heat treatment—alloys can be heat-treated under protective atmosphere to manipulate alloy microstructure and phase distribution.
Analytical Laboratory
LCM has a highly experienced analytical team, we operate:
- A fully equipped wet chemistry laboratory
- Two ICP-OES instruments for the determination of chemical composition and the levels of metallic impurities
- Fusion gas analysis (LECO) for carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur.
Metallography
A highly specified optical microscope is used to characterise the microstructures of alloy products and newly developed materials. This capability can be used to examine the effect of processing conditions and also to gain knowledge of structure—property relationships. The equipment is enhanced by the addition of state-of-the-art digital imaging and analysis software. LCM also has access to electron microscopy facilities through our links with leading University departments.
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Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.
Mailing Address: 219 Robin Crescent Saskatoon, SK S7L 6M8 Canada |
Less Common Metals Ltd.
Mailing Address: Valley Road Business Park Birkenhead, CH41 7ED United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 151 652 9747
Fax: +44 (0) 151 652 9748 Email: general@lesscommonmetals.com Web Site: www.lesscommonmetals.com |
Great Western Technologies Inc.
Mailing Address: 1826 Northwood Drive Troy, Michigan 48084 USA Phone: 248-293-3200
Fax: 248-362-3879 Email: info@greatwesterntech.com Web Site: www.greatwesterntech.com |