The department has designed a relaxometer for low-temperature measurements of internal friction; a complex for low-temperature X-ray diffraction studies with rapid obtaining of the desired temperature in the range of 80 to 370 K, an apparatus for the measurement of samples dilatation under complex effect of a magnetic field, mechanical loading and temperature, a unit for precise measurements of the magnetic susceptibility within the temperature range of 77 K to 600 °C.

The following experimental equipment is at the disposal of the department:

Equipment for melting and heat treatment:

• arc furnace for melting the small ingots with the weight of 10 to 50 g;
• furnace for heat treatment at temperatures up to 1260 °C with the controlled speed of heating and cooling, and capability of processing under protective atmosphere;
• small-sized high-vacuum furnace for heat treatment at temperatures up to 1200 °C followed by rapid cooling.

Radiograph equipment:

• automatized  two-circle  diffractometer “HUBER”,
• automatized  three-circle textural  diffractometer.

Mossbauer spectroscopy:

• spectrometer in the transmission geometry and that of scattering the gamma quanta, (Wissel Wissenschaftliche Elektronik GmbH (Germany),
• spectrometer MS1101E (production of Rostov University).

Mechanical Spectroscopy:

• 2 automated relaxometers of the inversed torsion pendulum type for measurements in the temperature range from 80 K to 20 °C (produced by Institute of Metal Physics) and from 20 to 800 ° C (production of Ural State University).

Magnetic measurements:

• vector magnetometer VSM "Aerosonic" with the magnetic field of 1 T, (Oxford Instruments Ltd);
• apparatus for measurements of the magnetic susceptibility in the temperature range from 80 to 450K (own design on the basis of the Lock-in amplfier SR830 and Data Acquisition Unit 34970A + 16-Channel Reed Multiplexer Module).

Dilatometer for measurements of deformation under the combined action of the magnetic field, mechanical loading and temperature with resolution of 0,1 mkm, temperature control in the range from 77 K to 200 °C (produced by Institute of Metal Physics).

Optical polarization microscope CARL ZEISS, equipped with a digital camera and ferrite-garnet films for the study of magnetic domain structure;

Automated machine for mechanical testing, (Hounsfield Test Equipment Ltd)

Licensed programs:

• WIEN-2K to calculate the electronic structure,

ThermoCalc to calculate thermodynamic phase equilibrium