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Overview
Rtec MFT-5000 Universal Tribometer system.
Rtec MFT‑5000 Universal Tribometer
Modular platform to quantify friction, wear, adhesion, and surface mechanics with quick‑swap motion modules and closed‑loop force control for reproducible workflows. The system supports linear reciprocating and fretting, scratch/adhesion, and tribocorrosion with electrochemical cells. Standard contact geometries (ball/pin‑on‑flat) are available for coatings and bulk materials, and tests can be performed with dry or liquid media and temperature control, delivering realistic, application‑oriented surface characterization on a single, versatile rig.
The platform supports research and characterization in tribology, surface engineering, and functional materials across multiple length scales. It is suitable for bulk materials, surface treatments, and thin-film coatings under controlled mechanical and environmental conditions.
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Our Configuration
Environments: High-temperature chamber up to 500 °C.
Load cell: 0.1–200 N operating range.
Sliding speed range: From 0.001 to 50 mm/s.
Electrochemical: Tribocorrosion cell for coupled mechanical-electrochemical testing under controlled media.
Pure tribological test modes:
Friction and wear tests in linear reciprocating motion mode.
Fretting up to 80 Hz.
Scratch/adhesion testing.
Microindentation.
Key Application Areas & Access
The system runs multiple ASTM/DIN/ISO methods on a single rig, handling standard and custom protocols on coupons or real components, with important application areas including:
Advanced coatings for mechanical components
Biomedical and food-contact materials
Corrosion-/wear-resistant surfaces
Materials for energy, aerospace, and transportation
The system runs multiple ASTM/DIN/ISO methods on a single rig, handling standard and custom protocols on coupons or real components.
Access:
The station is hosted at ICMATE Padova and is available to external users also through the ISIS@MACH Italy network (View Infrastructure Link), which federates national instrumentation with expert support.
Tribometer MFT-5000
Padua
Rtec MFT‑5000
Universal Tribometer
Modular platform to quantify friction, wear, adhesion, and surface mechanics with quick‑swap motion modules and closed‑loop force control for reproducible workflows. The system supports linear reciprocating and fretting, scratch/adhesion, and tribocorrosion with electrochemical cells. Standard contact geometries (ball/pin‑on‑flat) are available for coatings and bulk materials, an tests can be performed with dry or liquid media and temperature control, delivering realistic, application‑oriented surface characterization on a single, versatile rig.
Our configuration:
Environments: high‑temperature chamber up to 500 °
- Load cell: 0.1–200 N operating range.
- Sliding speed range from 0.001 to 50 mm/s
- Pure tribological test modes:
- friction and wear tests in linear reciprocating motion mode,
- fretting up to 80 Hz,
- scratch/adhesion testing
- microindentation
- Electrochemical: tribocorrosion cell for coupled mechanical–electrochemical testing under controlled media.
The platform supports research and characterization in tribology, surface engineering, and functional materials across multiple length scales. It is suitable for bulk materials, surface treatments, and thin‑film coatings under controlled mechanical and environmental conditions. Key application areas include:
- advanced coatings for mechanical components,
- biomedical and food‑contact materials,
- corrosion‑/wear‑resistant surfaces,
- materials for energy, aerospace, and transportation.
The system runs multiple ASTM/DIN/ISO methods on a single rig, handling standard and custom protocols on coupons or real components.
Access:
The station is hosted at ICMATE Padova and is available to external users also through the ISIS@MACH Italy network (https://isismachitalia.eu/instruments-cat/mft-5000-multi-function-tribometer/), which federates national instrumentation with expert support.
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