Equipment Pricing and Rates
UD Advanced Materials Characterization Lab Rate Table effective July 1st 2023
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Instrument |
Internal Rate |
Non-Profit Rate |
For-Profit Rate |
Usage |
Mass Spectroscopy & Chemical Analysis |
| Metrohm IC Pro | $5.25 | $10.50 | $21 | per sample |
| Elementar CHNS | $10.50 | $21 | $42 | per sample plus $35/run in consumables |
| Agilent 7500 ICP/MS | $5.25 | $10.50 | $21 | per sample |
| Thermo Fisher ICAP | $5.25 | $10.50 | $21 |
per sample Additional charges for Laser Ablation Power tuning $200 Normal Tuning $150 Assisted use $100 P/Hour |
Porosity & Particle Size |
| Wyatt DLS | $21 | $42 | $84 | per hour |
| Micromeritics BET Analyzer | $35 | $73.5 | $147 | per sample |
| Beckman Coulter Particle Analyzer | $21 | $42 | $88 | per hour |
| VCA Optima Contact Angle | $20 | $40 | $76 | per hour |
| Sigma 700 Surface Tension | $18 | $36 | $76 | per hour |
Vibrational Spectroscopy |
| Cary UV VIS Spectrometer | $21 | $42 | $84 | per hour |
| Nano IR2 | $26.5 | $53 | $106 | per hour |
| FTIR | $19 | $38 | $76 | per hour |
| ATIR | $19 | $38 | $76 | per hour |
| Raman Spectrometer | $21 | $42 | $84 | per hour |
| Neo SNOM | $26.5 | $53 | $106 | per hour |
Thermal Analysis |
| TA DTC 300 | $21 | $42 | $84 | per hour |
| TA Q800 DMA | $21 | $42 | $84 | per hour |
| TA Q600 HT TGA/DSC | $21 | $42 | $84 | per hour |
| Discovery DSC | $23 | $46 | $92 | per hour |
| Discovery TGA | $23 | $46 | $92 | per hour |
X-Ray Analysis |
| Bruker D8 XRD | $31.5 | $63 | $126 |
per hour (max rate of 2 hours for evening hours) |
| Rigaku Thin Film XRD | $26.5 | $52.5 | $105 | per hour |
| Rigaku WDXRF | $21 | $44 | $84 | per hour |
| Xenocs SAXS/WAXS | $26.5 | $52.5 | $78.5 | per hour |
| Rigaku NANO 3DX | $31.5 | $52.5 | $105 | per hour |
| Rigaku CT LAB | $31.5 | $52.5 | $105 | 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.