Ceramics Laboratory

Cook Hall, 3006
Laboratory Director: Scott Barnett, MSE

This laboratory houses equipment used to process and characterize ceramic materials. Equipment is available for the preparation, milling and characterization of ceramic powders and subsequent fabrication by pressing, tape casting, slip casting, extrusion, and sinter forging. The laboratory is also equipped with an ultrasonic machine tool for drilling, planning, and milling ceramic particles.

EQUIPMENT:

1. Powder processing: Ball mill, Vibratory mill, Sonic sifter, Mettler balance (0.1 mg resolution), Porsimeter, centrifuge, Sedigraph, Freeze-dryer

2. Forming Equipment: Uniaxial platen press, Hot isostatic press, Extruder, Tape caster

3. Furnaces: 1000C box furnace, 1200C box furnace, Tungsten furnace, 1600C CM rapid temperature box furnace, 1500C Lindberg box furnace, Carbon furnace 1700C, CM tube furnace, 1500C tube furnace, 1200C vertical tube furnace

4. Additional Instruments: Branson ultrasonic machine tool, diamond saw, low speed Isomet saw