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Materials Laboratory

materials laboratoryThe Materials Laboratory, located in Michael Golden Laboratories, has approximately 1,100 square feet and will accommodate 15 students. Laboratory equipment which is both purchased and purpose-built includes: scales, metal grinders, hardness testers (Brinell and Rockwell and various portable units), microscopes, material sample kits, an impact test machine, heat treat furnaces, metallography equipment, tensile test machine, jominy end quench testing apparatus, metrology, and computers used with materials related software.

The laboratory serves:

  • MET 141 (Materials and Processes I)
  • MET 341 (Applied Metallurgy)