Instruments Available

The Valspar - CEMS Materials Science Teaching Lab has more than 40 pieces of unique characterization and processing equipment available to educate the next generation of materials engineers. Our equipment quality spans from higher-end educational-, research-, and industrial-level quality in order to train our students on the equipment they will see in their future careers. Below is a sampling of some of the instruments that are available for instruction.

Materials Processing

Melt Processing

- - LabTech LUMF-150 Blown Film Extruder
  - Injection Molder
  - Lulzbot Workhorse 3D Printer
  - Fusion3 F400 3D Printer

Solid Processing

- - Fenn 5005 Wire Draw Bench
  - Nomad Pro 883 CNC

Powder Processing

- - Carver Auto NE Model 3887 Die Press

Dispersion & Solution Processing

- - FormLabs 1+ 3D Printer
  - Slip Casting Molds

Vapor Processing

- - Mantis HEX Vacuum Deposition Chamber

Ovens & Furnaces

- - Thermo Scientific Thermolyne FD1545M Furnace
  - Lindberg 59246 Firing Furnace
  - MTI Drying Oven

Scales

- - Mettler Toledo NewClassic MF Scale
  - OHAUS TS400D Scale
  - OHAUS Ranger 3000 Scale

Materials Characterization

Mechanical Testing

- - Instron 5966 Universal Testing System (a.k.a. Tensile Tester)
  - Instron E3000 Dyamic Testing System (a.k.a. Fatigue Tester)
  - Positool Model 100 Wire Fatigue Tester
  - Instron SI-1K3 Impact Tester
  - CEAST / Instron RESIL 25 Impact Tester
  - Mitutoyo HR 530 Hardness Tester
  - TQ SM1006 Creep Tester
  - Brookfield Viscometer
  - Perkin Elmer DMA 8000 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
  - Industron-NanoStar NanoGuru Nanoindenter
  - Mark-10 TSF Stand with Series 4 Force Gauge

Optical and Electron Microscopy

X-ray Scattering

- - Rigaku MiniFlex 600 X-ray Diffractometer

Scanning Probe Microscopy & Profilometry

- - Nanosurf NaioAFM Atomic Force Microscopes
  - Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-210 Profilometer

Electrical Characterization

- - Hall Effect Electromagnet
  - Electrical Devices Probe Station
  - HP 4192A LF Impedance Analyzer
  - Keithley 2000 Multimeters
  - Keithley 2400 Sourcemeters
  - Keithley 220, 230, 234, 6221 Source Units

Optical Spectroscopy

- Ocean Optics S2000 and HR2000+ES UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometers

Magnetic Characterization

- - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer

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