Windowed recirculating autoclaves

Cormet imaging autoclave

We have two unique windowed autoclaves that allow researchers to perform in situ digital image correlation (DIC) and surface oxide Raman spectroscopy examination in real time via a transparent sapphire window and while a sample is being loading by four-point bending. Our research focuses on improving the mechanistic understanding of early-stage environmentally assisted cracking and the characterisation of corrosion behaviour in light water reactor environments.