College of Science and Engineering

Integrated Engineering

Materials Lab

Hardness Tester

In their materials coursework, students use equipment such as a Rockwell hardness tester to test the hardness of various materials, a microscope to see grain structure, a tensile tester to determine material strength, and an oven for heat treating steel prior to testing.

Photo: Hardness Tester

Microscope

Photo: Microscope

Instron Tensile Tester

Photo: Instron Tensile Tester

Oven

Photo: Oven

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Last Update: Tuesday, November 08, 2011