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Major emphasis of the laboratory is on the
reactive processing and molecular structure-processibility
correlations of composites.
Equipment
- Rheometrics RMS-800 dynamic mechanical
spectrometer, liquid-solid capability, liquid
nitrogen 600°C
- Bomem DA-3 Fourier transform infrared
spectrometer equipped with polarizing Michelson
interferometer and FT-Raman capabilities
- Bomem Michelson-110 FTIR spectrometer
equipped with nitrogen cooled MCT detector
- Pultrusion machine, Pultrusion Technologies
Pulstar
- Low pressure reaction injection molding
(RIM) machine
- Computerized micro-RIM machine
- High pressure nano-RIM machine
- 30t Carver compression molding machine
- Brabender plasticorder with 3/4-in.
extruder and a capillary rheometer, sigma blade
mixer and Banberry mixer
- 1-in. extruder with complete accessories
- Extruder-mixer
-Filament winding machine
- Ball impact tester
- Shalpy impact tester
- High speed Instron testing machine, 35,000
in/min.
- Spray-up gun
- Custom-made precision diamond cutter
- Ovens, furnaces, and vacuum pumps necessary
for sample conditioning
- Vibrating sample magnetometer (EG Princeton
Applied Research) with 9.5 inch electromagnet
and 2K-1,050K temperature capability
- Microvax
- Mechanical Spectrometer
- Spectrophotometer IBM Valueprint 486SX |
