Key Technical Capabilities and Equipment Include 
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Microscopy

• Optical Microscopy
• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)  with EDS (Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy)
• Keyence VHX-7000 Digital Microscopy with Laser-based Elemental Analyzer

Mechanical Testing

• Macro- and Meso-Scale testing (Tensile and Compression)
• Vickers Microhardness Testing
• Rockwell Hardness Testing
• MicroTensile Direct Tension Testing
• MicroTensile Tension-Tension Fatigue Testing
• Resistive Strain Gages
• Non-Contact Laser Strain Gages
• Charpy Impact
• Digital Image Correlation displacement and strain measurements

Material Testing

• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy 
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
• Metalographic sample preparation

Misc

• Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning