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Facilities & Research

Major instructional and research facilities in the department include:

  • X-ray analysis lab.
  • Ultrafine grinding lab.
  • Vibrational Spectroscopy Laboratories.

  • Atomic Force Microscopy Lab.

  • X-ray Micro-CT Lab.

  • Rapid solidification lab.
  • Electron microscopy coupled image analysis for mineral liberation lab.
  • Coal analysis laboratory.
  • Crushing, grinding, classification laboratory.
  • Pyrometallurgy lab.
  • Fluid modeling of pyrometallurgical systems lab.
  • Plasma materials synthesis lab.
  • Optical microscopy lab.
  • Instron mechanical testing facility.
  • Metallography lab.
  • Positron annihilation facility.
  • Electrometallurgy and corrosion lab.

Here are links to specific facilities and research centers:

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Micromachines

Micromachines

Metallic materials are used in various sizes from airplanes to micromachines that would fit on the head of a pin. This image shows metallic gears in a micromachine. The size of the components are measured in micrometers (1 millionth of a meter).




Department of Metallurgical Engineering
135 S. 1460 E, Room 412 • Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: (801) 581-6386 Fax: (801) 581-4937
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