From the complete list of the equipment from the Center for the synthesis, processing and characterization of materials for use in extreme conditions “CEXTREME LAB”, we highlight the following:

HPC-3 Computer Centre

Hydraulic Press 30Т

Protherm Furnaces tube furnace up to 1600 C

Micro Hardness Tester Buehler MicroMet 5101

Macro Hardness Tester Buehler Identamet 1114

Furnace for powder synthesis from liquid solutions

Universal testing machine Instron 1185 with a chamber for testing at elevated temperature

Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR): Spectrum Two

Selective laser melting system: 2Create

3D Printer, Model Ender 5

Gamry - Electrochemical workstation

Nd: YAG millisecond laser- HAAS LAY 100K

HPC-2 Computer Centre

HPC-1 Computer Centre

Freeze-dryer

Hot Press, Astro

High-temperature vacuum furnace to 2200ºC, Gero HBO W

Dilatometer DIL BÄHR 802S

Surfer: Device for testing the physical and chemical adsorption characteristics of the material

X-ray powder diffractometer (XRPD) and Small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) JEOL JSM 5800LV
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HPC-3 Computer Centre
System Type: ASRock A320M-HDV
Number of compute nodes 3
CPU Type: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPUs per node 1
Cores per CPU 6
Threads per CPU 12
Number of compute cores 18
Number of threads 36
CPU frequency 3.4 – 3.9 GHz
TDP per CPU 65W
DIMMs in system 6
Total RAM 32 GB
HDDs in system 3
Total HDD capacity ~ 1 TB -
Hydraulic Press 30Т
Manufacturer: Dynamo tools
Responsible researcher: Dr. Vladimir Pavkov
Basic features: hydraulic press for work in air atmosphere; maximum capacity: 30 T -
Protherm Furnaces tube furnace up to 1600 C
Manufacturer: Protherm Furnaces
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Maletaškić
Basic features: maximum temperature up to 1600oC; possibility to work in different gas flow atmospheres -
Micro Hardness Tester Buehler MicroMet 5101
Manufacturer: Buehler
Responsible researcher: Dr. Ivana Cvijović-Alagić
Basic features: Vickers microhardness testing; available testing loads: 10gf, 25gf, 50gf, 100gf, 200gf, 300gf, 500gf and 1000gf -
Macro Hardness Tester Buehler Identamet 1114
Manufacturer: Buehler
Responsible researcher: Dr. Ivana Cvijović-Alagić
Basic features: Vickers macrohardness testing; high-resolution camera with specilized Buehler software; available testing loads: 0.3kgf, 0.5kgf, 1kgf, 3kgf, 5kgf, 10kgf, 20kgf and 30kgf -
Furnace for powder synthesis from liquid solutions
Manufacturer: Elektron, Serbia
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Maletaškić
Basic features: maximal temperature: 800оC; working atmosphere: air; steel chamber for liquid solutions -
Universal testing machine Instron 1185 with a chamber for testing at elevated temperature
Manufacturer: Instron
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jovana Ružić
Basic features: determination of compressive, tensile and bending strength at room and elevated temperature; testing chamber for material testing at elevated temperature; testing capacity: 1 N, 10 N, 1 KN, 10 KN, 100 KN; testing speed: 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 mm/min. -
Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR): Spectrum Two
Manufacturer: Perkin Elmer
Responsible researcher: Dr. Ivana Cvijović-Alagić
Basic features: fully computerized equipment; obtainment of an infrared spectrum of absorption from solid samples with simultaneous collection of high-resolution spectral data over a wide spectral range for chemical analysis of material surfaces. -
Selective laser melting system: 2Create
Manufacturer: 2oneLab GmbH
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Stašić
Basic features: powered by a 250W laser; work platform ø=100 mm; 2Build CAM software; ability to work in an inert atmosphere (nitrogen, argon). -
3D Printer, Model Ender 5
Manufacturer: Creality, China
Responsible researcher: Vladimir Pavkov
Basic features: - Technology: FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) - Printing size: 220 x 220 x 300mm - Maximum 3D speed: ≤180mm/s - Nominal 3D speed: 40-80 mm/s - Filament: PLA, ABS, PET-G - Filament diameter: 1,75mm - Precision: ±0,1mm - Nozzle diameter: 0,4mm - Max nozzle temperature: ≤260ºС - Software: Creality Slicer 1.2.3. -
Gamry - Electrochemical workstation
Manufacturer: Gamry Instruments, USA
Responsible researcher: Ivana Cvijović-Alagić
Basic features: - Interface 1000 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA; - Software Licenses: Physical Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, - Electrode: Rotating Electrode GC, Pt, Au, Hg. -
Nd: YAG millisecond laser- HAAS LAY 100K
Manufacturer: HAAS Laser GmbH
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Stašić
Basic features: - maximum average power of 100 W; - Pulse duration of 0.1 to 10 ms; - Maximum pulse energy of 50 J at pulse length of 10 ms; - maximum repetitions 1 kHz at pulse duration 0.1 ms. -
HPC-2 Computer Centre
System Type: IBM BladeCenter HS21 (Type 8853)
Number of cabinets 2
Number of compute nodes 28
CPU Type: Intel Xeon 5150 @ 2.66GHz
CPUs per node 2
Cores per CPU 2
Number of compute cores 112
CPU frequency 2.66 GHz
TDP per CPU 65W
DIMMs in system 112
Total RAM 112 GB
HDDs in system 30
Total HDD capacity ~ 2.7 TB
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HPC-1 Computer Centre
System Type: IBM eServer xSeries 335
Number of cabinets 2
Number of compute nodes 30
CPU Type: Intel® Xeon® Processor 2.80 GHz, 512K Cache, 533 MHz FSB
CPUs per node 2
Cores per CPU 1
Number of compute cores 60
CPU frequency 2.80 GHz
TDP per CPU 74W
DIMMs in system 120
Total RAM ~ 45 GB
HDDs in system 60
Total HDD capacity ~ 2.2 TB -
Freeze-dryer
Manufacturer: INN Vinča and Crystal Infiz doo
Responsible researcher: Dr. Ivana Cvijović-Alagić
Basic features: produced within the innovation project 451-01-00065 / 2008-01 / 79 operating range: -35 to + 30 ° C the capacity of the product: max 2kg condenser temperature: - 55 ° C, vacuum height of 5 x 10-2 mbar, automatic management with the PLC data in real time with the help of SCADA system. -
Hot Press, Astro
Manufacturer: Astro Industries, USA
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Maletaškić
Basic features: maximum temperature of 2200ºC in vacuum or inert gas mechanical pressure up to 5 tons. -
High-temperature vacuum furnace to 2200ºC, Gero HBO W
Manufacturer: GERO Hochtemperaturöfen GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Maletaškić
Basic features: Maximum temperature up to 2200ºC work in a vacuum or inert gas, sintering under gas pressure of 5 bar, sintered samples with diameters up to 11 cm -
Dilatometer DIL BÄHR 802S
Manufacturer: BÄHR Thermoanalyse GmbH, Germany
Responsible researcher: Dr. Jelena Maletaškić
Basic features: analysis of shrinkage and expansion of samples at temperatures up to 1600ºC in vacuum, air or inert gas, measurement accuracy related to dimensions change ± 0.1 microns, temperature measurement accuracy ± 1 ° C ,maximum sample length of 50 mm. -
Surfer: Device for testing the physical and chemical adsorption characteristics of the material
Manufacturer: Thermo Fisher Scientific Responsible researcher: Dr. Ivana Cvijović-Alagić Basic features: fully computerized device based on the static volumetric principle, performs material characterization using gas adsorption techniques. -
X-ray powder diffractometer (XRPD) and Small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)
Manufacturer: Rigaku
Responsible researcher:Dr. Marija Prekrajski-Đorđević
Basic features: 2θ 3-162º (XRD), 2θ 0.001-10º (SAXS) uses Cu radiation, goniometer radius 185 to 286 mm, minimum step size recording 0.0001º, scintillation detector and ultra-fast detector D / Tex. -
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) JEOL JSM 5800LV
Manufacturer: JEOL
Responsible researcher: Dr. Vesna Maksimovic
Basic features: microscope with PC "HP VECTRA VL400" SCOREBOARD system for digitization and image analysis has the ability to work in low and high vacuum, and is equipped with detectors for secondary electrons (SE) and the back-scattered electrons (BSE).