Friction, Wear & Machinability User Center Instruments

Instrumented and Non-Instrumented Machine Tools

E. O. Lee Creep-Feed Grinder
Weldon Cylindrical Grinder
Chevalier 818 CNC Surface Grinder
Sabre CNC Vertical Milling Machine
Benchman VMC4000 Vertical Machining Center
ProLight 3000 Turning Center
Precitech Optimum 2800 Diamond Turning and Grinding Machine

Dimensional Metrology and Imaging Systems

EMD Legend Coordinate Measuring Machine
Mahr Formtester
Nikon Optical Comparator
Rodenstock RM600 Laser Surface Mapping System
Taylor Hobson Talysurf 120 Stylus Profiling Instrument
Easy-Scan Atomic Force Microscope
KSI Scanning Acoustic Microscope
Optical Microscopy and Image Analysis System (Macro to 1000X)

Hardness, Scratch and Abrasion Testing

Buehler Microindentation Hardness Tester (Knoop and Vickers)
Revetest Instrumented Scratch and Adhesion Tester
Teledyne-Taber Portable Scratch Tester
Durometer Hardness Tester
Hysitron Triboindenter (MCAUC)
Bud Labs Continuous Loop Abrasion Tester
Chand Grindability Tester

Sliding Friction and Wear Testing

Room Temperature, Controlled Atmosphere Pin-on-Disk Apparatus
AMTI High-Temperature, Controlled Atmosphere Pin-on-Disk Apparatus
Low-Load Reciprocating Friction and Wear Tester
Plint TE-77 High-Load Reciprocating Friction and Wear Tester
Plint TE-53 Block-on-Ring and Rolling Contact Tester
High-Temperature Oscillating Scuffing Tester
Sub-Scale Brake Materials Testing System (SSBT)

Other Characterization Tools

Petrolab Minivis II Viscosimeter
Repetitive Impact Tester