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Facilities: Metallurgical and Corrosion Laboratory

Although the department dropped its metallurgy laboratory several years ago, this laboratory is still being upgraded for corrosion and materials research, and it is used for demonstrations in the Materials Science course (CHEE 317) and the Corrosion Engineering course (CHEE 402) and the new Advanced Materials course (CHEE 427). The laboratory is located in Madison 212 and has 960 sq. ft of available area.

The laboratory contains grinding and polishing equipment. It also has microscopes and a metallograph. The metal hardness can be determined with a Rockwell or Microhardness tester. There are 2-portable electrochemical solution units that allow for demonstration of various corrosion tests such as Tafel plots, linear polarization, AC Impedance, and Harmonic Impedance. No additional equipment has been added to this laboratory since the last visit.