The Composite Materials Laboratory in Syracuse University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has equipment for the fabrication, mechanical testing and inspection of a variety of materials. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to use any of our facilities. We would be very happy to accommondate your request. Our facilities include:

MECHANICAL TESTING EQUIPMENT

• 10 KIP MTS servohydraulic mechanical testing machine with digital controllers.
• 50 KIP MTS servohydraulic mechanical testing machine with digital controllers.

NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND IMAGING EQUIPMENT

• Olympus ultrasonic inspection testing immersion system with high speed computer data acquisition and custom imaging software.
• LEICA 3D measuring microscope with Infinity 5-3C color camera.
• FLIR One Pro thermal camera.

MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT

• 300 psi, 800°F, computer controlled autoclave.
• Two ELEGOO Mars 3 Pro stereolithography 3D Printers.
• MTI GSL 1100X-NT110 Multi-Position Tube Furnace 1100 C degrees.
• MSE Pro Lab Scale 15 ton manual hydraulic pellet press with safety shield + Pellet and die set (20 mm diameter).
• Across Internation AT19 1.9 Cu Ft vacuum oven (UL/CSA - 110 V).
• Another oven (small one): Across Internation AT19 0.9 Cu Ft vacuum oven (UL/CSA - 110 V).

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Omnicure S2000 Spot UV curing system.
• 20, 200, 1000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000 and 165,000 lb. load cells.
• An in-house built weight drop tower for low velocity mechanical impact tests (non-instrumented).
• A large variety of standard and custom tension, compression and fracture mechanics grips and test fixtures.
• Extensive variety of extensometers, LVDT's and crack opening gages.
• Metallographic laboratory.
• Composite storage and layup facilities.
• Advanced video imaging system.
• Cryogenic and High temperature chambers.