Here are examples of materials we tested this month:

Mechanical:

• Nanoindentation of thin, hard oxide coatings
• Nanoindentation & scratch of hard titanium nitride coatings
• Microindentation compression of foams
• Microscratch of thin, hard oxide coating

3D Non-Contact Profilometry:

• Roughness & grain size analysis of dental implant
• Roughness of wood flooring finishes
• Roughness of building drywall
• Coplanarity of pin grid array under elevated temperature

Tribology:

• Wear testing of cryogenically hardened steel
• Friction testing doggie treats
• Tribocorrosion of dlc coatings