Equipment

SEM with EBSD and Custom Heating and Loading Stage

**Hitachi** – SEM
**Oxford Instruments** – EBSD and EDS
**Kammrath Weiss GmbH** – Custom heating and loading stage

Scanning Electron Microscope equipped with an Electron Back Scatter Detector for grain mapping and analysis. The custom stage can heat up to 1,000ºC while loading under tension and fatigue.

Ion Beam Assisted Deposition (IBAD) Unit

Ion Beam Assisted Deposition for thin film physical vapor deposition.

High-Pressure High-Temperature Autoclave/Reactor

Autoclave/Reactor system capable of materials processing at elevated pressures and temperatures.

Rolling Machine

Metal sheet rolling machine

Sand Blaster

For surface cleaning and preparation

Electropolisher

Electropolisher for reducing the surface roughness of a metallic workpiece.

Ultrasonic cleaner

Ultrasonic cleaner for removing contaminants adhered to the surface through high-frequency sound waves.

Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) Oven

Variable Frequency Microwave for material processing.

Manual Hydraulic Press

50-ton capability

High-Temperature Furnace

Up to 1700ºC operating temperature
Programmable controller, multi-segment heating profile w/ adjustable ramp rate
Heating in an inert atmosphere hot Press

Hot Press

Maximum operating temperature of 2000 ºC in Vacuum or Argon
Maximum vacuum – 5 x 10^-7 torr.
Maximum Pressure – 50 tons.

Shaker Table

**Vibration Test Systems, Inc. VTS 150**

150 lbf rated force
70 in/sec rated velocity
Square, triangle, and sine wave inputs with 4 MHz function generator

Two Fume Hoods

Average face velocity 113 lfpm
36”x27” working space each
Includes compressed air, water, and vacuum ports

Grinding And Polishing Stations

Electronic loading system – variable force (3–60lbs)
Grinding and polishing down to 0.05μm

Fine Cutters

**Buehler ISOMET 4000 linear precision saw**

Wafering blades/cut-off wheels (4-8 inch dia. / as thin as 0.012-inch thickness blade)

Ball Mill

Variable speed ball mill for mixing powders

Optical Microscope With Digital Image Grabbing

5 – 1000 X magnification
Digital Image Grabbing software

Quad Group Romulus Work Station

Tests strength of thin films and coatings
Breaking Point Test Platform
Stud Pull Coating Adherence Module
Breaking Point Software