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Materials /Materials characterization

Mechanical properties

News and Updates

Projects and Programs

AM Machine and Process Qualification

Ongoing
Machines and processes used to produce critical components for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must first be formally qualified. While

Publications

Tools and Instruments

Hysitron PI-85 Picoindentor

Hysitron PI-85 Picoindentor

This in-situ indentation system can be integrated into electron microscopes as well as being run in other unusual setups. With a load capacity of 150 mN, this
Rubber Process Analyzer

Rubber Process Analyzer

The TA Instruments RPA elite rubber process analyzer (RPA) is a strain-controlled rotational shear rheometer for the characterization of polymers, composites

Awards

Mark Stoudt

Mark Stoudt Named ASM Fellow

For outstanding contributions to the scientific understanding of the structure-property relationships of additively manufactured alloys and