Instruments

Diffraction User Center (DUC)(Neutron & X-Ray) – Andrew Payzant (865-574-6538)

• X-ray Diffraction:
  • High-Temperature
  • Low-Temperature
  • Room-Temperature
• Neutron* Diffraction:
  • 1600°C Vacuum Furnace
  • Controlled Atmosphere Furnace - 1200°C (air)
  • Room Temperature
• Synchrotron High-Flux Beam Line (X14A at NSLS):
  • RT Capillary Mount
  • Buehler Furnace
  • Capillary Furnace

  *Joint-venture facility with primary funding for the High Flux Isotope Reactor from DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences

Materials Analysis User Center Instruments (MAUC) – Larry Allard (865-574-4981)

• Hitachi HF-3300 cold FE-STEM/TEM*
• Hitachi NB-5000 dual-beam FIB Micro Mill
• Hitachi S3400 Environmental SEM
• JEOL 2200FS-AC Aberration-corrected FE-TEM*
• JEOL 8200 Electron Microprobe
• K-Alpha X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer
• Phi 680 FE – Scanning Auger Nanoprobe

*Remote access available, check if required.

Mechanical Characterization & Analysis User Center Instruments (MCAUC) – Edgar Lara-Curzio (865-574-1749)

• Biaxial Test System (Torsion/Tension-Compression)
• Dilor XY800 Raman Microprobe
• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
• Electromechanical Test System
• Flexure Test Facility
• Hardness Tester
• Micromechanical Test System
• Nanoindenter
• Resonant Ultrasound Spectrometer
• Servohydraulic Test System
• Tensile Test Facility
• Test machine for automotive crashworthiness (TMAC)
• Thermal Shock Test Facility
• Thermomechanical Analyzer
• Ultrasonic Modulus System

Residual Stress/Texture User Center (RSUC) – Cam Hubbard (865-574-4472)

• Neutron* Diffraction Residual Stress Mapping (Macro)
  • Large Specimen XYZ Stage
  • 2-Circle Orienter
  • Load Frame
  • 1600°C Vacuum Furnace
• Neutron* Powder Diffraction (High Temperature Furnace/Microstresses)
  • Controlled Atmosphere Furnace - 1200°C (air)
  • Room Temperature
• XRD X’Pert pro with Anton Paar Hot Stage – Rotating anode
• XRD Polycrystal-Texture-Stress Goniometer – Standard X-ray tube
• Synchrotron High-Flux X-ray Beam Line (at NSLS)
• XRD TEC Large Specimen Goniometer

*Joint-venture facility with primary funding for the High Flux Isotope Reactor from DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences

Thermography and Thermophysical Properties User Center Instruments (TTPUC) – Ralph Dinwiddie (865-574-7599)

• Differential Scanning Calorimeter
  • High Temperature DSC
  • Low Temperature modulated DSC
• Dilatometer
  • Dual Push Rod (1500°C)
  • High Speed Quenching, Deformation, or Cryogenic Cooling
• Electrical Resistivity (4-point in-line probe)
• High Temperature Seebeck Coefficient/Electrical Resistivity
• Thermal Analysis
  • Simultaneous DTA/TG
  • High Mass TGA
• Thermal Constants Hot Disk System
• Thermal Diffusivity
  • LaserPit in-plane
  • Laser Flash
  • Xenon Flash
• Thermography – IR Camera (available for offsite research)
• Hyperspectral Imaging (available for offsite research)
• Thermosonic NDE
• Total Hemispherical Emittance

Tribology Research User Center Instruments (TRUC) – Peter Blau (865-574-5377)

• Compact Grindability Test System (high-stress abrasion)
• Continuous Loop Abrasion Test (low-stress abrasion)
• Coordinate Measuring Machine
• Durometer – Elastomer Hardness Tester
• Hardness Tester, Rockwell and superficial scales, ASTM compliant
• Image Analyzer (optical microscopy)
• Microindentation Hardness Tester
  • High temperature
  • Room temperature
• Multi-mode Rolling/Sliding Friction & Wear
• Optical Comparator
• Oscillatory Scuffing Tester, High temperature
• Pin-on-Disk
  • High temperature
  • Room temperature
• Precision Roundness Measurement
• Reciprocating friction/wear
  • High-load
  • Low-load
• Repetitive Impact Testing System
  • High temperature
  • Room temperature
• Scanning Acoustic Microscope
• Scratch Test, Instrumented (Revetest)
• Subscale Disk Brake Material Tester
• Surface roughness measuring system, 2D, Mechanical stylus type
• Surface topography imaging, 2D and 3D
  • High resolution with image stitching
  • Non-contact, laser-based