Facilities

 

The laboratory is first and foremost an undergraduate facility, available for use in undergraduate courses and research projects. These facilities may also be used for outreach to the community, or for graduate courses and research, pending availability.

 

There are three main areas in the laboratory, each housing different types of equipment. The main room contains several characterization tools, as well as a computer laboratory with the latest materials research related software. The Furnace Room contains equipment for heat treating materials, as fabrication tools as such casting and extrusion tools. The Electronic Magnetic and Optical (EMO) laboratory contains equipment for the characterization and processing of electronic materials.

Primary laboratory equipment

  • Philips Scanning Electron Microscope (XL30)
  • Anatech Sputter Coater (Hummer VI)
  • Instron Universal Testing Machine (4502) with TestWorks
  • 2 Perkin Elmer Differential Scanning Calorimeters (DSC 6)
  • Rigaku Miniflex XRD w/ JADE analysis software
  • 3 Nikon Optiphot Microscopes
  • 2 Nikon Optiphot Microscopes with Nikon digital sight Camera(DS-L,DS-5m)
  • Nikon Optiphot Microscope with Cohu high performance CCD Camera
  • Stereo Microscope with Cohu high performance CCD Camera & Fiber lite S80 Illuminator
  • Rockwell Hardness Tester
  • Buehler Micromet II Digital Microhardness Tester
  • Jasco FT/IR 4100
  • Olympus BH2-UMA Microscope

Computer laboratory

The laboratory also houses over 30 personal computers loaded with the following software:

  • AutoCAD
  • LabView
  • Mathematica
  • Kaleidagraph
  • FEMLab
  • MatLAB
  • ImageJ
  • Materials Studio
  • CMS/CES
  • SolidWorks
  • ChemDraw
  • MS Office
  • Adobe Acrobat









Materials Processing Room (HH Dow 2231)


  • 2 LECO PR-15 Mounting Presses
  • KerrLab Auto Electro Melt Caster
  • Vulcan 3-550 Furnace
  • 3 Leco Spectrum System 1000 Grinder/Polishers
  • Brabender Plasti-Corder with Extruder and Mixer Attachment
  • Mooney Viscometer ST1
  • Thropp Two Roll Mill
  • BPE Extruder
  • BPE Blown Film Tower
  • BPE Blown Molding Rig
  • Gottfert Capillary Rheometer
  • Instron Capillary Rheometer
  • Sonntag Universal Impact Machine
  • 3 Lindberg/BlueM Furnaces (1200)
  • Lindberg/BlueM Furnace (1700,5000W)
  • Lindberg/BlueM Furnace (1700,3500W)
  • Carbolite Furnace (750)
  • Carver Hydraulic Unit Model #3912
  • Smithy Drill Press/Lathe
  • Fisher Scientific FS30 Ultrainsonic Cleaner