Mineralogy and Microscope Laboratory
Microscope Laboratory
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Scanning Electron Microscope is used to examine the morphological and microstructural characteristics of cement, concrete, cement clinker, and cement raw materials, as well as polymer and biological samples.
X-ray Energy Dispersive System (EDS) is the analysis unit of the Scanning Electron Microscope. With this device, elemental analysis of cement raw materials and clinker, cement, hydrated cement, mortar, and concrete, as well as qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of minerals, is carried out.
Optical Polarizing Microscope (OPM)
- With Optical Polarized Microscope identification of cement clinker phases and assesment of the following parameters are conducted:
- Raw Mix Fineness
- Kiln Operation Parameters
- Burning Problems
- Condition of Cooling Process
- Prediction of Cement Performance
- In addition, the amount, size and size distribution of crystals in clinker section can be determined by means of an image analysis software.
X-ray Diffractometer and Thermal Analysis Laboratory
X-X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
- Cement Raw Materials
- Mineral Additives
- Earth and Earth Based Materials
- Hydrated Cements such as Concrete and
- Cement Pastes
Calcite Content Coarser than 125 µm and Quartz Content Coarser than 45 µm Semi-Quantitative Phase Analysis of Clay, Limestone, Marn, Raw Meal, Mineral Additives, Aggregates etc.
- Thermal Analyses Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
- Characteristic temperatures
- Heat of reaction
- Melting and crystallization
- Specific Heat Capacity
