The TEAM Ceramics Laboratory is located on the ground floor of the UMBC Engineering Building in room 008-2. The laboratory includes a small hood, considerable bench space and sufficient resources for 3D printers, sintering furnaces, sample production, optical characterization, etc.
Key Equipment:
Bruker D6 Phaser Diffractometer:
X-ray generator 600W with a Cu Kα X-ray source
Variable divergence slit assembly
Powder diffraction stage, single position, with rotating sample holder
Software: DIFFRAC.MEASUREMENT CENTER, DIFFRAC.EVA, DIFFRAC.TOPAS, CrystalDiffract, CrystalMaker
The diffractometer is available and free for UMBC researchers to learn more about their materials. Please review this info to prepare for XRD. Contact Professor Bowman for more information or with questions.
Hyrel 30M 3D Printer
Shimadzu EZ-LX 5kN Universal Tester with Trapezium X-V Software
5kN Load Cell and Bolt
Joints for Bending/Compression Fixtures
5kN 3-Point Bending Fixture for Small Samples, Variable Support Span 10mm to 60mm
10kN 3-Point Bending Fixture for Standard Size Samples, Variable Support Span 20mm to 200mm
Nikon Epiphot TM Inverted Microscope with Digital Camera
Buehler Micromet 1 Microhardness Tester with Vickers and Knoop Indenters