If you would like to reserve time to use our laboratory equipment or to sign up for training, please visit our scheduling website. If you have any questions, please contact the Lab Coordinator, Michelle Grawe.
- MSE is now using iLab to schedule and bill for equipment use. Please see the following links for SOP’s on how to register and use iLab.
How to register for iLab: iLab Registration - How to log in to iLab and make an equipment reservation: iLab Login Instructions
- How to record usage for equipment that charges per sample instead of per hour: How to Add Charges for a Sample
Equipment listed on the shared labs webpage is available to those outside of the university/industry partners to use. Please contact mselabs@iastate.edu for questions or inquiries. Please see costs below under “External Costs.”
Internal Costs
Technician costs for all MSE and internal Iowa State users is an additional $40/hour
Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA): $25/hour
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): $25/hour
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA): $25/hour
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA): $25/hour
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): $25/hour
Allied Polisher: $7 per sample
Diamond Saw Cuts: $5/cut
Mounting, Polishing, and/or Etching: $10 per sample to mount, polish, and/or etch the sample
Tensile Testing: $42/hour
Impact Testing: $2 per sample
Micro-hardness Testing: $28 per hour
Macro-hardness Testing: $10 per sample
JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope: $55/hour
FEI Inspect F50 Scanning Electron Microscope: $58/hour
Optical Microscopy: $10/hour
Technician cost is $40/hour additional charge
Our high-temperature furnace designations: 46100, 54500, 46200, 59300
All other designations are low-temperature furnaces
High temperature (over 1100C) $3/hour
Low temperature: $3/hour
Longer runs are capped at $200
X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD): $36/hour
Sputter Coating Device: $10 per run, gold or silver
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-vis: $10/hour
3D Printer: $2/meter filament fee + $5 sign in fee
GPC: $24/hour
Zetasizer: $10/hour
Lab Chemicals/Supplies: As used
Miscellaneous equipment: Cost is as agreed upon by user and Lab Coordinator
External Costs
Technician costs for all external users is an additional $80/hour
For external users, all rates listed above double.