Non-equilibrium Materials Laboratory (JD 1128A)

The non-equilibrium materials laboratory focuses on processing non-equilibrium materials, especially amorphous metallic materials, to broaden the fundamental science behind these unique materials.  Areas of interest include glass foams, biocompatibility, mechanics, thermal and electrical properties, and corrosion of bulk metallic glass and binary and ternary metallic glass thin films.

The laboratory is equipped with a micromechanical load frame, a differential thermal analyzer, thermal and electron-beam evaporation and sputtering chambers, and tube resistance furnaces. 

The laboratory supports faculty and student research for both graduate and undergraduate students. The topics of research interest are directly related to several graduate courses, including biomaterials, nanomaterials, electronic materials and phase transitions. 

Some of facilities and equipment include: Melting and Processing: 2-gun thin film sputtering system, High temperature (1200 ^oC) tube furnaces (2) Mellen 1600 C high temperature box furnaces, Mechanical Testing 1000 lb. Tensile/compression/bending substage with specimen heater for JEOL5800 SEM MTEST Windows Data Acquisition System w/load cell, displacement transducer, software Specimen

Microscopy Preparation: Allied Metallograph Specimen Cutter Buehler automated grinder/polisher, Buehler Electromet polish/etch, Thermal Analysis Perkin-Elmer DTA7 calorimeter, Ultrasonic Analysis

(Panametrics 5052 UA), 30 MHz ultrasonic analyzer with oscilloscope for measuring elastic wave speeds in solid specimens. 5-and 25-MHz transducers for both longitudinal and shear wave measurements are available for either transmission or reflection geometry

Health and Safety Information- follow safety procedures and dress appropriately for lab (long sleeves, long pants and covered shoes).

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