Facilities
Zeiss EVO scanning electron microscope
Work with tensile stage for both in situ and ex situ measurements Gold coater for composite and polymer imaging.
MTS Landmark ® Servohydraulic Test Systems
100 kN with various standard and in house grips equipped with high temperature creep fatigue testing system up to 1000 degree C equipped with digital image correlation system for con-contact strain measurements
10 kN MTS electron-mechanical testing machine
High power (20w), fast (1~2 ns) MOPA laser source and controller
Laser-ultrasound / optoacoustic generator
Laservibrometer for non-contact vibration and wave propogation measurments
FLIR high resolution thermal camera for real time temperature field measurments
Current setup for SONIC IR and Laser pulse IR imaging
In situ mechanical tester with complete controller and grips for tension, compression, bending static and fatigue loading
Upto 5 kN loading, under optical microscope and SEM with high temperature heating upto 1000 degree C
High power ultrasound generator for heating and melting 20 kHz
Current setup for SONIC IR imaging
High voltage piezo acurator for sensing applications
Hot pressing for manufacturing of composite laminates or other laminated system
Several upright and inverted optical microscope for imaging and in situ testing
Mini-workshop for simple specimen and fixture manufacturing
Material polishing and preparation stations
Electronic devices for sensing, generation of signals
