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.
As of March 1, 2017, we charge for the time required to train new users on our equipment. If trained in a small group, the cost can be split.
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, One hour minimum
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): $25/hour, One hour minimum
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA): $25/hour, One hour minimum
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA): $25/hour, One hour minimum
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): $25/hour, One hour minimum
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, One hour minimum
Impact Testing: $2 per sample
Micro-hardness Testing: $28 per hour, One hour minimum
Macro-hardness Testing: $10 per sample
JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope: $45/hour
FEI Inspect F50 Scanning Electron Microscope: $56/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, one hour minimum
Low temperature: $3/hour, one hour minimum
X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD): $36/hour, one hour minimum
Sputter Coating Device: $10 per run, gold or silver
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-vis: $10/hour, One hour minimum
3D Printer: $2/meter filament fee + $5 sign in fee
Pycnometer: $20/hour, one hour minimum
GPC: $24/hour, one hour minimum
Zetasizer: $10/hour, one hour minimum
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.