Country

Sweden

University

Chalmers University of Technology / MAX IV Laboratory

Institution

Rheology and Processing of Soft Matter Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering / CoSAXS and ForMAX Beamlines within the Advanced Rheo-Tribology Science Initiative at MAX IV

Rheometers

Rotational Rheometry
(1) Anton Paar MCR702e Space
(2) Anton Paar MCR702 TwinDrive
(3) Anton Paar MCR702 MultiDrive-ready (MAX IV)

Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis
(4) Rheometrics RSA-II
(5) torsional DMA (rectangular and circular), (1)-(3)

Capillary rheometry
(6) Göttfert RG 20 capillary rheometer

In-line instruments
(7) 2 x Brabender 19/25D single screw extruder (custom inline setup)

Hyphenated rheological techniques
(8) Rheology combined with polarized light imaging (Rheo-PLI)
(9) Rheology combined with polarization imaging (Rheo-PI/IRIS)
(10) Rheology combined with dielectric spectroscopy (Rheo-DES)

Powder rheology
(11) powder shear cell

Interfacial rheology
(12) bi-cone method

Accessories

(1) - (3)

• Single and Twin drive (stress and strain controlled configurations
• various plate-plate / cone-plate geometries, min 8 mm, max 50 mm diameters, including serrated
• various cup-bob / double-gap geometries, including serrated
• 2x universal fixtures for custom geometries
• Convection oven, max. 450C)
• Evaporation unit (LN2), min -120C
• Rectangular and circular DMA
• Custom Rheology-PLI (polarized light imaging) setup)
• Rheology-dielectric spectroscopy setup
• Rheology-SAXS (small-angle x-ray scattering) setup and accessories
• Interfacial rheology cell (bi-cone)
• Extensional viscosity fixture (TwinDrive)
• Custom independently rotating concentric cylinders flow visualization / PIV cell
• High pressure cell (concentric cylinders cell), max. 300 bar

(4)

• Extension, compression, 3-point bending, double cantilever fixtures
• convection oven, Max. 350C
• liquid nitrogen cooling, Min. 100C

(5)

• circular dies min 0.5 mm, max. 2 mm (complete set for Bagley correction)
• Pressure transducers: 50 bar, 500 bar, 2000 bar
• hyperbolic contraction dies for extensional viscosity determinations

(6)

• custom 2-channel mechanical pressure system
• custom slit die for inline viscometry and normal stress differences (N1-N2)

Information Links

For the latests updates on infrastructure see www.chalmers.se
www.maxiv.lu.se/rheology

Contacts

For rheometry questions: Prof. Dr. Roland Kádár
For SAXS / WAXS related questions: Dr. Ann Terry (CoSAXS)
Dr. Kim Nygard (ForMAX)

Last Updated By

roland.kadar@chalmers.se

Last Updated

5/8/2026 3:56:09 PM