Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials

The Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials (SCSAM) is a premier Case Western Reserve core facility in the Case School of Engineering (CSE) that provides a variety of instrumentation and staff expertise for advanced materials characterization and research.  High performance optical, electron, and atomic force microscopes allow for high-resolution imaging and characteriztion of a wide range of materials. The facility also incorporates chemical analysis instrumentation effective for determining the chemical state and composition from the nanometer, surface scale to the millimeter, bulk scale. X-ray diffraction and nanoindentation instrumentation offer the capabilitly to measure structural and mechanical properties of materials. The facility is operated by an experienced, proficient staff of four engineers and one staff director that support academic, research, and industry customers. Each year more than 150 individual researchers from the academic, non-profit, and commercial sectors recognize the advantages and benefits SCSAM delivers. 

                                        

SCSAM engineers are currently training users on the Helios, Apreo, TOF-SIMS, XPS, XRD, Keyence Optical Microscope, Keyence 3D Profilometer, Portable XRF, AFM, Nanoindenter, Ion Polisher, Sputter Coater, and Struers Polishing System.

Contact one of the SCSAM engineers for information on the training protocols and to schedule a training session.