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Some of the mechanical test equipment available for material research is as follows:

Testing Machines (detailed summary and photos can be found here)

Instron 8562- servo electric, 100 kN (22,480 lb), 100 mm (4 inch) stroke
Instron 8501- servo hydraulic, 100 kN (22,480 lb), 100 mm (4 inch) stroke
Instron 8511- servo hydraulic, 10 kN (2,248 lb), 50 mm (2 inch) stroke
Instron 8872- servo hydraulic, 25 kN (5,500 lb), 100 mm (4 inch) stroke

Instron 8802 - servo hydraulic, 250 kN (56,000 lb), 150 mm (6 inch) stroke
Instron 1350- servo hydraulic, 100 kN (22,000 lb), 100 mm (4 inch) stroke
Instron 4206- servo electric, 130 kN (30,000 lb), 760 mm (30 inch) stroke
Instron 5882- servo electric, 100 kN (22,480 lb), 760 mm (30 inch) stroke

Riehle MCA-300- hydraulic, -1300 kN (-300,000 lb), 250 mm (10 inch) stroke
Baldwin- hydraulic, 900 kN (200,000 lb), 305 mm (12 inch) stroke

Test Mark CM400PD, -1780 kN (-400,000 pound), 64 mm (2.5 inch) stroke

Manufacturing Equipment

Radius RTM 2100 Floware Injector System - 2 liter capacity with heaters
Glas-Craft Spartan and numerous peristaltic pumps (RTM)
Three forced air post curing ovens (two - 300 C, one - 200 C)
Numerous RTM molds (plates, I-beam, T-stiffener, blade structures...)

Imaging Equipment

X-ray (Micro Focus B510) and CT scanner
various optical & digital microscopes
access to MSU's ICAL lab (SEM, FE-SEM, AFM, ToF SIMS...)

Other Equipment

high temperature oven for resin digestion (fiber volume determination)
various jigs and fixtures for testing structures, beams & columns
fiber debonding apparatus
drop/impact tower
dry fiber bundle testing apparatuses (preparation & test fixtures)
various preform cutting & trimming equipment

Schematic of EPS 138 Lab machine lay-out

Lookup table of load capacities and accuracies of our main testing equipment (for internal use)

Instron Machine	Load cell no. and sn	Capacity, lbs	Resolution, lbs	ASTM E4 lower limit, lbs	Maximum Error, %
Instron Machine	Load cell no. and sn	Capacity, lbs	Resolution, lbs	ASTM E4 lower limit, lbs	Tension	Compression
8501	2518-611 sn UK517	22480	0.562	112.4	0.39	0.25
8511	75/1509-01 sn 336154	2248	0.0562	11.24	0.49	-0.42
8562	2518-611 sn UK515	22480	0.562	112.4	-0.47	-0.39
8802	2527-113 sn 43684	56200	0.281	56.2	0.61	-0.61
8872	2527-101 sn 10787	5600	0.0281	5.62	0.48	-0.40
5882	2525-801 sn 41157	22480	0.1124	22.48	0.42	-0.37
1350	3116-136 sn 2133	22000	0.01124	66.0	0.46	-0.41
500 lb Lebow	3132 sn 8786	500	0.0005	0.50	0.03	-0.13

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