Multiscale & Multiphysics Mechanics of Materials Research Laboratory (M4RL)

Instruments:

• Mercury Intrusion porosimeter (MIP)
• Electrical impedance spectroscope (EIS)
• Compression testing setup
• Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA)
• Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)
• Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscope (FTIR)
• TAM Air – Isothermal calorimeter
• Universal testing machine for closed loop CMOD-controlled fracture experiments
• Digital Furnace
• MTS load frame (servo-hydraulic)
• Micro-hardness tester
• Particle size analyzer with laser diffraction

Shared Facilities:

• Compressive Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) Apparatus
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with EDX and Optical Microscope
• Nanoindenter
• Rigaku Ultima IV multipurpose X-ray diffraction (XRD) system
• Nanoscratch tester
• Atomic force microscope
• electron microprobe
• HPLC System
• NMR spectrometer
• Rheometer
• Viscosity Meter
• X-ray Tomography with Nano Resolution
• Polishing wheels, Diamond cut off saw (Specimen preparation)