Materials Research Laboratory

The Materials Lab is equipped to enable advanced materials research, modeling, and testing of new materials, and structures made from them. Of particular interest are nano-structured and lightweight aerospace materials and devices.

Equipment

• Optical Metallurgical Microscope
• X-ray micro-CT Scanner
• Sample prep machines
• Micro hardness tester
• Scanning Electron Microscope: This unit offers surface analysis (microstructure, failure, quality control, measurements) as well as element analysis with the EDX attachment
• Chemical vapor deposition CVD systems
• Magnetron sputtering system
• DMA
• Metal 3-D printer
• High temperature heat treatment vacuum furnace (up to 1,400 Celcius)
• Drying vacuum furnace (up to 350 Celcius)