Advanced Materials Lab

Hesse Instruments Heating Microscope EM301

A high-precision heating microscope designed for the in-situ observation of materials under elevated temperatures. It provides detailed analysis of sintering, melting, softening, and other thermal transformation behaviors in ceramics, glasses, minerals, and cements.

Hesse Instruments Heating Microscope EM301
Application

Application / Use

  • Determination of softening, sintering, deformation, hemispherical, and flow temperatures
  • Real-time study of high-temperature reactions in ceramics, clinkers, and refractory materials
  • Analysis of glass transition and melting behaviors
  • R&D in cement, metallurgy, mineralogy, and advanced ceramics

Key Features

Key Features / Specs

  • Heating range up to 1600–1700 °C (depending on configuration)
  • High-resolution optical system for continuous observation of sample geometry changes
  • Automated image acquisition and software-based evaluation of characteristic temperatures
  • Small sample requirements with reproducible heating rates
  • Complies with DIN and ISO testing standards for heating microscopy

Material

Material / Sample Type

Cement clinkers, ceramics, glasses, minerals, refractories, powders.