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 |