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Facilities Materials Characterization Buehler specimen preparation facilities Metallographic systems and optical microscopes (Nikon Optishot and Stereoscope) w/ digital imaging system Some image analysis capability Rockwell (scales C & B) and Brinell hardness testers Microhardness tester (for surface hardness or thin-film coatings) Heat treatment (vacuum, inert gas, and air) systems, up to ~2000 oF Fume hood facility and metallographical etchants Mechanical Testing System 55,000 lb MTS 810 servo hydraulic test machine with Flex SE controller Hydraulic grip accessories Computerized data acquisition system 55,000 lb (250 kN) and 1,100 lb (5 kN) MTS load cells Test Fixtures (4-point bent, bolt, flat and cylinder grip platens) Elevated temperature chambers (~400 oF) 12,000 lb SATEC creep machine (~600 oF) Composite Manufacturing Facilities PHI TS-21 precision curing press (2,000 lb, ~1200 oF, water cooling) Composite vacuum bagging equipment and supplies Diamond and carbide tooling General Manufacturing Facilities ProLIGHT machine center and Hardinge horizontal mill Bridgeport II vertical mill w/ retrofitted 3-axis CNC capability Graziano SAG 12 and Hardinge precision lathe Boyar & Schultz precision surface grinder Specialized Laboratory Instruments Krautkramer ultrasonic sensors and reader DigitalWave Fracture Wave detector, amplifier, & transducers HP Variable Pulse Generator   55-kip MTS 810 Materials Testing System