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 users is an additional $40/hour
Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA): $35/hour, One hour minimum
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): $35/hour, One hour minimum
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA): $35/hour, One hour minimum
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA): $35/hour, One hour minimum
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): $35/hour, One hour minimum
Diamond Saw Cuts: $5/cut
Mounting, Polishing, and/or Etching: $5 per sample to mount, polish, and/or etch the sample
Tensile Testing: $40/hour, 1/2 hour minimum
Impact Testing: $2 per sample
Micro-hardness Testing: $15 to sign in + $10/hour, One hour minimum
Macro-hardness Testing: $1 per sample
JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope: $40/hour
FEI Inspect F50 Scanning Electron Microscope: $60/hour
Optical Microscopy: $10/hour
Our high-temperature furnace designations: 46100, 54500, 46200, 59300
All other designations are low-temperature furnaces
High temperature (over 1100C) $15/run*
Low temperature: $10/run*
*Extra charge for very long runs (over 10 hours) is $2/hour, $200 cap per run)
X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD): $30 sign in + $10/hour, One hour minimum
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-vis: $10/hour, One hour minimum
3D Printer: $5 sign in + $1 per meter filament fee
Roller Mill*
SPEX Mill*
Vibratory Mill*
Lab Chemicals and Supplies: Cost determined on as-used basis
Miscellaneous purchased equipment: Cost is as agreed upon by user and Lab Coordinator
*All mills are available to MSE users at no charge, though users will need to provide their own supplies
External Costs
Technician costs for all external users is an additional $80/hour
Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA): $70/hour, One hour minimum
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): $70/hour, One hour minimum
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA): $70/hour, One hour minimum
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA): $70/hour, One hour minimum
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): $70/hour, One hour minimum
Diamond Saw Cuts: $10/cut
Mounting, Polishing, and/or Etching: $10 per sample to mount, polish, and/or etch the sample
Tensile Testing: $80/hour, 1/2 hour minimum
Impact Testing: $4 per sample
Micro-hardness Testing: $30 to sign in + $20/hour, One hour minimum
Macro-hardness Testing: $2 per sample
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): $80/hour*
Optical Microscopy: $20/hour
Our high-temperature furnace designations: 46100, 54500, 46200, 59300
All other designations are low-temperature furnaces
High temperature (over 1100C) $30/run*
Low temperature: $20/run*
*Extra charge for very long runs (over 10 hours) is $4/hour, $400 cap per run)
X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD): $60 sign in + $20/hour, One hour minimum
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-vis: $20/hour, One hour minimum
Pycnometer: $40/hour, One hour minimum
3D Printer: $10 sign in + $2 per meter filament fee
Roller Mill*
SPEX Mill*
Vibratory Mill*
Lab Chemicals and Supplies: Cost determined on as-used basis
Miscellaneous purchased equipment: Cost is as agreed upon by user and Lab Coordinator
*Costs for all mill use is as agreed upon by the user and the Lab Coordinator