Invitation to tender for the supply and maintenance of a microhardness tester

UKAEA is constructing a new facility, the Materials Testing Laboratory, to test advanced materials for use in fusion power or other extreme environments. As part of this facility we require a microhardness tester for our research. The basic performance parameters of the microhardness tester are set out below: 1. Range of applied loads between at least 0.1 to 1kg. 2. Translatable table with excellent stage resolution and positioning accuracy. 3. Suitable for range of material hardnesses: Machine will be used a range of materials including copper and tungsten metal alloys as well as ceramic materials. Please see attached documents for further information.