Facilities & Research
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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
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).
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