Equipment Pricing and Rates
UD Advanced Materials Characterization Lab Rate Table
Instrument |
Internal Rate |
Non-Profit Rate |
For-Profit Rate |
Usage |
Mass Spectroscopy & Chemical Analysis |
| Metrohm IC Pro | $5 | $10 | $20 | per sample |
| Elementar CHNS | $10 | $20 | $40 | per sample plus $35/run in consumables |
| Agilent 7500 ICP/MS | $5 | $10 | $20 | per sample |
| Thermo Fisher ICAP | $5 | $10 | $20 |
per sample Additional charges for Laser Ablation Power tuning $200 Normal Tuning $150 Assisted use $100 P/Hour |
Porosity & Particle Size |
| Wyatt DLS | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| Micromeritics BET Analyzer | $35 | $70 | $140 | per sample |
| Beckman Coulter Particle Analyzer | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| VCA Optima Contact Angle | $18 | $36 | $72 | per hour |
| Sigma 700 Surface Tension | $18 | $36 | $72 | per hour |
Vibrational Spectroscopy |
| Cary UV VIS Spectrometer | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| Nano IR2 | $25 | $50 | $100 | per hour |
| FTIR | $18 | $36 | $72 | per hour |
| ATIR | $18 | $36 | $72 | per hour |
| Raman Spectrometer | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| Neo SNOM | $25 | $50 | $100 | per hour |
Thermal Analysis |
| TA DTC 300 | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| TA Q800 DMA | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| TA Q600 HT TGA/DSC | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| Discovery DSC | $22 | $44 | $88 | per hour |
| Discovery TGA | $22 | $44 | $88 | per hour |
X-Ray Analysis |
| Bruker D8 XRD | $30 | $60 | $120 |
per hour (max rate of 2 hours for evening hours) |
| Rigaku Thin Film XRD | $25 | $50 | $100 | per hour |
| Rigaku WDXRF | $20 | $40 | $80 | per hour |
| Xenocs SAXS/WAXS | $25 | $50 | $75 | per hour |
| Rigaku NANO 3DX | $30 | $50 | $100 | per hour |
| Rigaku CT LAB | $30 | $50 | $100 | per hour |
Rate Factors by User
Internal Rate: University-subsidized rate for internal researchers at University of Delaware
Non-Profit Rate: User is conducting work for another academic institution or project is funded with federal funds
For-Profit Rate: User is conducting work for a for-profit organization (no federal funding used)
Assisted Surcharges: Assisted use of Instrument by a member of the professional AMCL staff
This is a rate multiplier as defined under “Rate Factors by User”, e.g., two hours’ use of the Bruker D 8 by a UD graduate student (base rate) is $60, but if the student was assisted for these two hours, the charge will be $180 (3x). If only one of the two hours was assisted, the charge will be $30 (unassisted hour) + 3 x $30 (assisted hour) = $120.