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The Material Characterization Laboratory
Materials Engineering Laboratory was established in 1989 with funding from Labowsky's family. The role of the MCL is to support students' learning process and research in materials science.
Facilities
Leco metallographic sample preparation system
one cut-off machine
2 Grinder/Polishers
2 RPM select machines
Olympus Optical microscopes (2): one connected with a Sony monitor
Leco M-400-G Hardness tester
Wilson Rockwell Hardness Tester
Charpy impact instrument
Instron Universal Testing Machine (Model#5500 series), with enviromental chamber
Autoclave
Environmental chambers (2)
Furnaces (2)
Vacuum bagging system
Refrigerator
Dell Computer
Four-point bending apparatus
Current Projects
Senior design project on autoclave (2002)
Experimental Investigation of time-temperature dependent behavior of polymer-matrix composites
High school research intern
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