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Specimen Preparation

Metallographic preparation procedures for Al-Mg material, Frederic Landry
Technique for attaching thermocouples to aluminum alloy tensile samples, Mary-Anne Kulas

Equipment

High-Temperature Materials Testing and Processing System

A new high-temperature materials testing a processing system has been installed in the TMI mechanical testing lab, under the supervision of Profs. Taleff and Kovar. Information on this system and its operation can be found here.

Computing

Linux Workstations: standard open source software plus the following commercial packages.
- MatLab
- Mathematica
- VariCad: computer added design
Windows NT PCs

Mechanical Testing

ATS 6200 Universal Testing Machine
ATS Resistance Furnace for Mechanical Testing
Quad-Elliptic Infrared Furnace for Mechanical Testing
MTS Servo-Hydraulic Testing Systems with Testar IIs Controllers
MTS Alliance/100 Electro-Mechanical Testing System
Thermal Technologies 2000 °C Vacuum Furnace

Metallography

Grinding and Polishing Machines
Diamond Saws
Consumables
Vickers Hardness Tester
Optical and Electron Microscopes