Materials Analysis Laboratory
Materials Analysis Laboratory
Laboratory director: Dr. Scott R. Short
Engineering Building 143B
Phone: 815-753-8566
The tensile testing machine stretches a sample until it fails.
The torsion testing machine twists a sample until it fails.
The compression testing machine compresses a sample until failure occurs.
Several microscopes and digital imaging systems help characterize the internal structure of materials.
Six student workstations for performing mechanical tests on materials.