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MSE Undergraduate Research Laboratories

  • Metallography lab with sectioning, hot & cold mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching for a wide range of materials.  
  • Inverted optical microscopes, stereomicroscope, atomic force, and scanning electron microscope with EDS for imaging microstructures at various length scales. 
  • Thermal processing laboratory with temperatures up to 1500°C under various atmospheres, drying and vacuum ovens, and tube furnace.  
  • Mechanical testing laboratory with tensile, bend, and fatigue capabilities at loads up to 250kN.  
  • Hardness testing for wide range of materials. 
  • Charpy impact testing, rolling mill, swager, ball mill, and hydraulic press. 
  • X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry 
  • Investment casting and mold making  
  • CES Edupack Materials Selection and Design Software, Solidworks CAD software