Hourly instrument rates
Rates as of August 15, 2018. Lab reservations have a 30-minute minimum. These rates are subject to change.
Nighttime access is a flat rate equal to 3 hours of instrument time. After-hours access is available only to university researchers.
| Instrument | Standard time/sample | Internal User Rate | External User Rate (Federally funded) | External User Rate (Industry and other) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) | ||||
| Hitachi S-4800 FESEM | 30 minutes | $40.00/hour | $61.00/hour | $56.00/hour |
| Hitachi Tabletop TM3030 Plus tabletop SEM | 10 minutes | $20.44/hour | $31.28/hour | $40.88/hour |
| Hitachi S-3000N SEM | 20 minutes | $22.69/hour | $34.71/hour | $45.38/hour |
| X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) | ||||
| Philips PANalytical X-Pert XRD | 1 hour | $30.22/hour | $46.24/hour | $60.45/hour |
| Bruker D2 Phaser XRD | 1 hour | $17.83/hour | $27.27/hour | $35.65/hour |
| Rigaku MiniFlex 600 XRD | 1 hour | $18.00/hour | $27.45/hour | $36.00/hour |
| Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) | ||||
| NETZSCH 3500 Sirius DSC | 1 hour | $22.65/hour | $34.66/hour | $45.31/hour |
| DSC + Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) | ||||
| TA Instruments Discovery SDT 650 DSC/TGA | 2 hours | $26.77/hour | $40.96/hour | $53.55/hour |
| TA Instruments SDT Q600 DSC/TGA | 2 hours | $26.77/hour | $40.82/hour | $53.55/hour |
| Mechanical/Universal testing | ||||
| Instron 5969 Mechanical tester | 10 minutes | $26.70/hour | $40.85/hour | $53.40/hour |
| Anter Corporation workhorse IB Dilatometer | 7 hours | $16.74/hour | $25.61/hour | $33.47/hour |
| Surface Area & Pore Analysis | ||||
| Micromeritics ASAP 2020 surface area and pore analyzer | 5 hours | $54.56/sample | $83.20/sample | $109.12/sample |
| Micromeritics 3Flex surface area and pore analyzer | 30 mins (for surface area only) | $5.18/hour | $7.87/hour | $10.36/hour |
| Particle Size Analysis (PSA) | ||||
| Beckman Coulter LS230 Particle Size Analyzer | 10 minutes | $27.33/hour | $41.81/hour | $54.66/hour |
| Spectrophotometry (UV-Vis-NIR, FT-IR) | ||||
| Perkin Elmer Lambda 950 UV-Vis-NIR | 10 minutes | $21.58/hour | $33.02/hour | $43.16/hour |
| Shimadzu UV-3600 UV-Vis-NIR | 10 minutes | $30.66/hour | $46.76/hour | $61.32/hour |
| Varian 3100 Excalibur FT-IR | 10 minutes | $16.62/hour | $25.43/hour | $33.24/hour |
| Other | ||||
| Operator Assistance | 1 hour for most machine trainings | $16.64/hour | $25.46/hour | $33.28/hour |
| Metallographic prep equipment (mounting press, polisher) | 1 hour | $16.74/hour | $25.61/hour | $33.48/hour |
By-use Charges
Rates as of August 15, 2018. These rates are subject to change.
| Individual Charges | Internal User Rate | External User Rate (Federally funded) | External User Rate (Industry and other) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Sputter (per 60 seconds) | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Lost Key | $50.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Polishing/Grinding consumables | Contact lab directly | Contact lab directly | Contact lab directly |
| Equipment Training | 1 hr operator + 1 hr instrument time | 1 hr operator + 1 hr instrument time | 1 hr operator + 1 hr instrument time |
| Nighttime access training | 1 hr operator asssistance | N/A | N/A |
The MCL rates were last updated August 15, 2018, and are subject to change.