{"id":3320,"date":"2019-01-09T23:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T23:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/mechanical-engineering-new\/?page_id=3320"},"modified":"2021-03-18T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T19:34:29","slug":"multifunctional-materials-and-adaptive-systems-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/mechanical-engineering\/multifunctional-materials-and-adaptive-systems-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Multifunctional Materials and Adaptive Systems Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multifunctional Materials and Adaptive Systems Laboratory<\/h1>\n

NAU Mechanical Engineering lab<\/h2>\n

The Multifunctional Materials and Adaptive Systems Laboratory is a research facility that focuses on the development and characterization of multifunctional materials and adaptive electro-mechanical\/magneto-mechanical systems. Material development efforts are carried out in collaboration with the Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory.<\/p>\n

Additional information<\/h3>\n

MMASL hosts state of the art Instron axial-torsional material characterization equipment, with a wide range of load testing capabilities, both statically and dynamically. Several accessories are available to measure strain, with or without contact, over a broad dimensional range, including Advanced Video Extensometer, Axial Torsional Extensometer, Axial Extensometers, and Vishay StrainSmart\u00ae 7000 Strain Gage Data Acquisition System. An electromagnet GMW 3470 capable of generating up to 1.2T is available for materials\u2019 magneto-mechanical characterization, and a PARSTAT 4000 Potentiostat\/Galvanostat is available for electrochemical-mechanical characterization of multifunctional composites with power storage capability. In addition, crack growth monitoring tools DCM-2 DCPD and ACM-1A ACPD are available and are being used for crack growth monitoring in magnetic shape memory alloys.<\/p>\n\n\n

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