Core/facility

Mechanical and Thermal Analysis Instrumentation Core (MTAIC)

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Amit Datye, PhD

Primary Contact Associate Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Building:

Dunham Laboratory (DL)

About the core

MTAIC provides mechanical and thermal properties characterization of materials and devices, housing a range of instruments, including thermal analyzers and rheometers. Trainings are available and required in order to use MTAIC equipment, as detailed in the user policies found below. Please reach out to the core facility's contacts with further inquiries.

Available to Yale researchers only

MTAIC user policies

Please review the policies outlined in the following document before requesting time on any of the MTAIC equipment.

Policy

Contacts

Managing Director

Primary Contact

Amit Datye, PhD Associate Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Faculty Director

Udo Schwarz, PhD Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate Assistant

David Gaetano Yale College '26

Rates

InstrumentUser Fee (/hr)
DSC$15
TGA$15
Rheometer$20
Instron$10
DMAN/A

Instruments/Equipment

  • DSC 250 Zoom In

    Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

    This instrument measures the heat flow of materials across phase transitions​. Technical specifications and limits of the equipment are listed below.

    Available to Yale researchers only
  • DMA Zoomed Out

    Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)

    This instrument measures the dynamic and static deformation of solids in bending and tension.

    Available to Yale researchers only
  • Instron

    Instron tensile/compression testing

    This instrument performs tensile, compression, flexure/bend, peel, tear, shear, and cyclic tests.

    Available to Yale researchers only
  • TA HR30 Zoomed Out

    Rheology

    This instrument measures the dynamic and static deformation of solids and liquids in tension, compression, and shear. Technical specifications and limits of the equipment are listed below.

    Available to Yale researchers only
  • TGA Zoomed Out

    Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

    This instrument measures the weight loss of material due to thermal effects. Technical specifications and limits of the equipment are listed below.

    Available to Yale researchers only

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