Material Mounting Press
Location: ME2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: The material mounting press is used for suspending a small sample of material in plastic to then perform testing or polishing. Typical uses:
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Material Polishing
Location: ME 2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: The materials testing facility in the MAE department offers manual polishing stations and an automatic polisher. Manual polishing stations are used for undergraduate labs, but can also be used by researchers with permission. Typical uses:
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Furnaces
Location: ME2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: The materials testing facility in the MAE department offers several furnaces for heating specimens. Typical uses:
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Rockwell C Hardness Tester
Location: ME2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: Manual Rockwell hardness testing equipment. Typical uses:
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Micro-indentation hardness tester
Location: ME2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: Automated micro-indentation hardness testing machine for precision hardness testing of materials. Typical uses:
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Light microscopes
Location: ME2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: The light microscopes can be used for metallographic analysis of material specimens. Light microscopes are used for undergraduate labs, but can also be used by researchers with permission. Typical uses:
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Hydraulic press
Location: ME2481
Department contact: David Raude Overview: Manual hydraulic press for compressing material samples. Typical uses:
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Wear Tester
Location: ME2368
Department contact: David Raude Overview: The Neo-Tribo model MPW110 multi-purpose wear test system is an apparatus designed to test the abrasive resistance of materials. Typical uses:
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