Estb. 1882

University of the Punjab

Materials Testing Services

Institutue of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

Prof. Dr. Mohsin Ali Raza (Director)
042-99230999
Dr. Mohsin Ali Raza, Dr. Aqil Inam
mohsin.imme@pu.edu.pk, 0321-4230073, Aqil.imme@pu.edu.pk
Name of Equipment
Condition
Nautre of Test
Rate per Sample in Rs.
XRD  (Thermoscientific/Inel)
Working
Crystallography
3000/-
Scanning electron microscopy
Working
Surface topography, microstructure analysis
3500/- per sample without Au/Pd sputter coating and 5000/- per sample with Au/Pd sputter coating
 Energy dispersive x-ray analysis  (EDX attached with SEM)
Working
Elemental micro analysis 
2500/- for researchers and 5000/- for industrial/commercial samples
Atomic force microscopy  (NT-MDT)
Working
Contact mode, semi-contact mode analysis of nanoparticles, coatings, etc.
4000/-
Universal testing machine (300 KN and 10 KN, 1 KN, load cell capacity)
Working
Tensile tests, compression, bend, adhesion and  shear tests  of metals, plastics, ceramics, fibers, etc.
2500/- (sample preparation not included)
Impact testing
Working
Izod and charpy test for plastics , Charpy test for metals
2000/- (sample preparation not included)
Impact testing
Working
Thermal resistance of insulating materials, polymers, thermally conducting adhesives, etc.
5000/-
Multimeter and Milliohmeter
Working
Electrical conductivity of filled polymers/composites
500/-
Universal Sand Testing Machine
Working
Testing of Shear & Compression Strength of Moulding Sand
1000/-
Moisture Teller
Working
Moisture content of materials 
1000/-
Permeability Tester
Working
Permeability test of materials
1000/-
Sieve Shaker
Working 
Particle Size Analysis
1000/-
Shatter Index Tester
Working 
Shatter index of molding sand
1000/-
Hardness Tester
Working 
Mould Core hardness test
1000/-
UV Spectrophotometer(can be used with potentiostat)
Working
UV spectrometer
1500/-
Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA (Gamry Instruments, USA)
Working
Electro Chemical Techniques (Corrosion testing of metals, coatings, etc). All rates are per sample per scan.
Tafel Scan
1000/-
Potentiodynamic polarization
1000/-
Electro-chemical impedence spectroscopy
1000/-
Cyclic Polarization
1000/-
Electrochemical frequency modulation
1000/-
polarization resistance
1000/-
Physical electrochemisty (All rates are per sample per scan)
Chronoamperometery
1000/-
Differential scanning pulse voltametry
1000/-
Spectroelectrochemistry
5000/-
Fuel cell test
2000/-
Linear sweep voltametery
1000/-
Quartz crystal microbalance
5000/-
Cyclic voltamometry
1500/-
Surface Profilometer
Working
Surface roughness
1000/-
Optical Microscope (Lieca)
Working
Digital imaging with specimen preparation
Phase Analysis of metal and alloys
1500/-
Micro-Vicker Hardness Tester
Working
Hardness testing of metals and alloys
1000/-
Brinell Hardness Tester
Working
Hardness testing of metals and alloys
1000/-
Rockwell Hardness Tester
Working
Hardness testing of metals and alloys
1000/-
Muffle Furnace
Working
Heat-treatment
2000/-
Crucible Furnace
Working
Salt Bath Heat-treatment
2000/-
Carbolite Furnace
Working
Heat Treatment of Large Samples
5000/-