TESCAN LYRA3 FEG-SEM
Deben micro-mechanical stages
Deben micromechanical stages enable controlled mechanical testing of small specimens, either as standalone benchtop systems or integrated with microscopy for in situ deformation studies.
Capabilities
Tensile, bending and compression testing (uniaxial and fatigue)
Load cells: 2, 20, 150, 660, 2000 and 5000 N
Heating and cooling modules
In situ SEM/EBSD and DIC testing
Compatible with optical microscopy and the Zeiss E-SEM
Standalone benchtop operation
Equipment webpage:
https://deben.co.uk/product-category/tensile-compression-stages/tensile-and-compression-stages/
Related Publications
S. Quan, A. Zafra, E. Martínez-Pañeda, C. Wu, Z.D. Harris, L. Cupertino-Malheiros. New insights into hydrogen-assisted intergranular cracking in nickel. Materials Science and Engineering: A 950 (2026) 149545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.149545
R. Heard, C.R. Siviour, K. Dragnevski. Investigating iron alloy phase changes using high temperature in situ SEM techniques. Materials 15 (2022) 3921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15113921
R. Heard, K.I. Dragnevski, G. Edwards. Applications of the Brazilian disk test to study mechanical properties of various materials observed in situ in an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM). Microscopy and Analysis (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/micro.2924/full