Materials Testing Lab

Equipment

• Insron dynatup® 9250HV Impact Test System
  • 20 m/s maximum impact velocity
  • 4.6-945 J energy range
  • Spring assisted accelerator
  • Electrical measurement of drop mass
  • Automatic setting of drop height
  • Environmental conditioning chamber
  • Dell workstation control and data acquisition
• Tinius-Olsen electro-mechanical universal testing machine
  • 33,000 lb static load capacity
  • 22 in by 50 in test area size
  • 0-20 in/min crosshead rate
  • Four channel data acquisition
  • Compression platens, grips for round and flat specimens
• Fatigue Dynamics rotational fatigue tester
  • 500-10,000 RPM spindle speed
  • Adjustable bending moment up to 200 in-lb
  • 1/2 in diameter collet for necked-down specimens
  • Cycle counter (up to 999,999,999 cycles)
• Tinius-Olsen impact tester for Charpy, Izod and tension specimens with 300 ft-lb capacity
• Tinius Olsen Lo-Torq bench torsion testing machine
  • 10,000 in-lb capacity
  • 1.5 in diameter by 18 in length maximum specimen siz
  • 5-360 deg/min testing speed
• Two Rockwell hardness testers
  • Diamond, ball and brail penetrators
  • Wide range testing scale
  • Flat and cylindrical anvils to accommodate various specimens
• Concrete crushing machine
• Leco CM-15 precision cutoff machine
• Polimet 0-380 deg/min polisher with Whirlmet polishing attachment
• Leco and Surfmet grinders with water cooling
• Furnaces
  • Grieve Infi-Trol (2000°F)
  • Lab Heat Muffle (2000°F)
  • Thermolyne (1000°C)
• PME Olympus metallographic microscope with optical scaling capabilities
  • Magnification range up to 1125X
  • Filar eyepiece with digital readout
  • Video camera
  • 35mm camera with Polaroid archive
• Chemical safety chest containing solvents and etchants
• Polishing pads, abrasives and supplies
• Numerous work benches and chairs