Laboratory equipment a few additional remarks

Several problems are met in the everyday running of an intermetallic laboratory, and suitable instrumentation is generally required reliable temperature measurement, 

Particular techniques and instruments may, of course, be required for special purposes for instance the preparation of specimens for specific examination (for example, metallographic examination) and tests of their polishing, cutting, drawing, rolling, etc. 

Several instruments and devices are certainly commercially available the need however for the availability of a precision mechanical workshop close to the laboratory must be underlined, since the construction of special apparatuses and components is often required, involving many machine tools (lathes, milling machines, presses, etc.), parts and different materials. See for instance remarks reported by Schnepf and Schnockel (2002). 

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