Lab Resources

  • Salt Fog Chamber with Humidity Control
    • QFog CRH1100
  • Potentiostats/Galvanostats
    • Gamry 1010E’s
    • Gamry Reference 600+
    • Bio-Logic VMP3e Multichannel
    • EG&G
  • Rotating Disk Electrode
    • Pine Research ASR
  • Metallographic Equipment
  • Circulating Immerison Tank
Basic electrochemical setup.
Syringe cell.

College/University Resources

  • Alabama Analytical Research Center (opens in new window)
    • Cameca LEAP 6000 Atom Probe Tomography (APT)
    • Thermo Scientific Talos F200X Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM)
    • Thermo Scientific Helios 5 Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam (FIB-SEM)
    • Thermo Scientific Helios Hydra Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)
    • Thermo Scientific Apreo Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)
    • Keyence Digital Optical Microscopes
    • Bruker D8 Discover with GADDS X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
    • Proto iXRD
  • Alabama Atomization Facility (opens in new window)
    • Phoenix Scientific Industries HERMIGA 75/5 VI Close-Coupled Gas Atomizer
    • Anton Paar Particle Size Analyzer PSA 990 L
    • ELCAN Industries Hi-Sifter
  • ​Solid State Additive Manufacturing and Welding Labs
    • ​VRC Metal Systems Gen III High-Pressure Cold Spray System
    • MELD Manufacturing B8 Additive Friction Stir Deposition
    • Bond RM10 Friction Stir Welder
    • ​Wire Electrical Dischare Machining (EDM)
  • ​UA Metallurgical Engineering Foundry
    • ​Induction Furnaces
    • Sand Mold Printing
    • Power Hammer Forge
    • ​Machining/welding equipment
CAMECA LEAP 6000 at UA.
High-pressure cold spray system at UA.

Testing Capabilities

  • Simulated Atmospheric Corrosion
    • GMW 14872, Ford L467, SAE J2334, ASTM G85, Volvo VCS 1027,14
  • Electrochemical Kinetics and Oxide Characteristics
    • Polarization, Cyclic Voltammetry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Koutecky-Levich Analysis
  • Materials Characterization
    • SEM, STEM, APT, Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS), Phase Identification, Residual Stress Measurements, Optical Profilometry
  • Custom Alloy Powder
    • 2 kg of Custom Al Alloys, 5 kg of Custom Ferrous Alloys, Partical Sizing and Analysis, Powder Heat Treatment
  • Additive Manufacturing and Solid State Welding
    • Cold Spray Repairs, AFSD Repairs and Large-Scale Builds, Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Metals
  • ​Metal Casting
    • Ferrous Alloys, Aluminum Alloys, Cu Alloys, Custom Molds, Composition Analysis