Ordering and Billing
The MatCI Facility uses an online system for collecting user charge information. NU users must provide a chart string account number for payment of services. External users provide a billing address or other means of paymentCl.
INSTRUMENTS |
NORTHWESTERN USERS |
NON-NORTHWESTERN USERS |
Sample Mounting | Consumables purchased separately | ||
Epovac | 3.00/use | 6.00/use |
Struers LaboPress 1 | 3.00/use | 6.00/use |
Cutting/Sectioning | ||
Accutom 5 Precision Saw (user supplied blade) | 20.00/hr | 40.00/hr |
Accutom 5 Precision Saw | 20.00/hr | 40.00/hr |
Isomet Low Speed Saw | 10.00/hr | 20.00/hr |
Cut-off Wheel | 10.00/hr | 20.00/hr |
Tile Saw | 10.00/hr | 20.00/hr |
Polishing/Grinding | Consumables Purchased Separately | ||
Leica TIC3X Triple Ion Beam Slope Cutter | 20.00/hr | 40.00/hr |
Autopolisher | 15.00/hr | 30.00/hr |
8″ Polishing Wheel | 9.00/hr | 18.00/hr |
10″ Grinding Wheel | 9.00/hr | 18.00/hr |
Buehler Minimet | n/a | n/a |
Light Microscopy | ||
Olympus Inverted Microscope | 15.00/hr | 30.00/hr |
Nikon Inverted Microscope | 15.00/hr | 30.00/hr |
Stereo Microscope | 15.00/hr | 30.00/hr |
Nikon Microscope with Hot Stage |
21.00/hr | 42.00/hr |
Furnaces | ||
Carbolite High Temperature Tube Furnace (1700°C) | 12.00/hr or reduced for 24 hours | 24.00/hr |
Blue M Tube Furnace (1200°C) | 12.00/hr or reduced for 24 hours | 24.00/hr |
Box Furnaces | 8.00/hr or reduced for 24 hours | 16.00/hr |
Salt Pot | n/a | n/a |
Hardness Testing | ||
Struers Duramin 5 Vickers/Knoop Hardness |
15.00/hr | 30.00/hr |
Rockwell Hardness Tester | 15.00/hr | 30.00/hr |
Ecopia HMS 3000 Hall Effect Measurement System |
35.00/hr | 50.00/hr |
Ultrasonic Test System | 10.00/hr | 20.00/hr |
Poster Printer | n/a | n/a |