Reliability and Failure Analysis Laboratory
RCA Core Research Services provides access to an extensive set of state-of-the-art tools and labs located in the NDSU Research and Technology Park. The tools are available for use by NDSU faculty, staff, and students to support their research activity and for laboratory sessions as part of academic lab courses. The capabilities are also available to external academic and industry users.
Reliability Testing
| T82 | Free Fall Shock Machine (Drop Tester) | ||
| T54 | Espec Temperature/Humidity Chamber | ||
| T58 | Thermal Shock Chamber | ||
| T85 | HAST Chamber | ||
| C23 | Cyclic Corrosion Tester | ||
| C37 | QUV Chambers |
Non-Destructive Inspection
| T64 | Thermal IR Camera | ||
| M31 | Scanning Acoustic Microscope (CSAM) | ||
| M14 | Dage X-ray Imaging System (XIS) | ||
| M34 | Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) | ||
| T23 | Microscopes |
Sample Preparation
| M16 | 1000 Automatic Mounting Press | ||
| M17 | 3000 Grinder/Polisher | ||
| M18 | Isomet 4000 Linear Precision Saw | ||
| T84 | Acid Decapsulator |