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The Materials Research Lab is equipped to enable advanced materials research, modeling and testing of new materials and structures made from them. Research in this lab studies nano-structured and lightweight aerospace materials and devices.

Equipment

• Bruker TI980 Nano-characterization system (SPM and optical microscopes, indentation, scratch, wear, and nanoDMA modules; hot-stage nanoindentation up to 800 °C)
• Bruker X-ray micro-CT scanner
• FEI Quanta scanning electron microscope (SEM) with surface analysis capabilities (microstructure, failure, quality control, measurements) and elemental analysis via EDS/EDX
• Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems
• Magnetron sputtering system (PVD)
• TPS – Transient Plane Source from HotDisk, Inc. (thermal conductivity, diffusivity, specific heat capacity, etc.)
• Dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA)
• ExOne powder jetting metal 3D printer
• Markforged Mark Two composite printer
• Sample preparation tools and equipment (cutting saws, polishing, and grinding)
• Microhardness tester
• High-temperature heat-treatment vacuum furnace (up to 1,400 °C)
• Drying vacuum furnace (up to 350 °C)
• Philips inverted optical metallurgical microscope