Equipment Training:
If you wish to use any MSE characterization equipment, you must do the following:
- Read our training policy and fill out a training application: MSE Characterization Labs Training Policy and Procedure
- Join iLab (see below for procedure)
- Fill out and submit a lab access form: Building/Room Access Request form
- Contact MSE Lab Staff at mselabs@iastate.edu to schedule training.
- Email your training application to your trainer before your training session.
- Meet for training with MSE Lab Staff (every user must be trained by MSE Lab Staff).
If you have any questions, please contact the Lab Supervisor, Michelle Grawe.
iLab
MSE is now using iLab for equipment scheduling and billing. Please register for an account following the SOP’s below. You can find the website through your Okta portal (you can add the iLab app) or here:
https://my.ilabsolutions.com/service_center/show_external/4532
iLab SOP’s:
- 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
Internal Costs
Technician costs for all MSE and internal Iowa State users is an additional $40/hour
Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA): $30/hour
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): $30/hour
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA): $30/hour
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA): $30/hour
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): $30/hour
Diamond Saw Cuts: $5/cut
Mounting, Polishing, and/or Etching: $20 per hour
Tensile Testing: $38/hour
Impact Testing: $2 per sample
Micro-hardness Testing: $22 per hour
Macro-hardness Testing: $10 per sample
FEI Inspect F50 Scanning Electron Microscope: $48/hour
JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope: $48/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): $15/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
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
Equipment listed on the shared labs webpage may be available to those outside of the university/industry partners depending on current lab capacity. Please contact mselabs@iastate.edu for questions or inquiries.
External rates are double the listed internal rates.
Technician assistance for all external users is an additional $80/hour.