For Academic rate users: After 24 hours of use of a given tool in a billing quarter, the Group 1 – 3 rates below are reduced by 50% for that user, for that tool, for the rest of that billing quarter.
Internal Academic Rates
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Staff Hours | $100 |
| Equipment Group 1 Hourly Usage Tier 1 | $22 |
| Equipment Group 1 Tools Hourly Usage Tier 2 | $11 |
| Equipment Group 2 Tools Hourly Usage Tier 1 | $44 |
| Equipment Group 2 Tools Hourly Usage Tier 2 | $22 |
| Equipment Group 3 Tools Hourly Usage Tier 1 | $88 |
| Equipment Group 3 Tools Hourly Usage Tier 2 | $44 |
| Long-Run Measurements Hourly Usage Tier 1 | $7 |
| Long-Run Measurements Hourly Usage Tier 2 | $5 |
| Long-Run Measurements Hourly Usage Tier 3 | $3 |
| MPCF Test System Base Daily Usage | $140 |
| MPCF Test System Base Weekly Usage | $420 |
| MPCF Ovens & Furnaces Daily Usage | $28 |
| MPCF Ovens & Furnaces Weekly Usage | $84 |
| MPCF Metallography Prep Facility Hourly Usage | $7 |
Tool Rates
| Tool | Rate |
|---|---|
| TA DSC 250 Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Mettler Toledo TGA2 Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Tosoh EcoSEC GPC Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Tosoh EcoSEC-HT Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Wyatt DynaPro NanoStar DLS Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Horiba FL3-21 Fluorometer Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Shimadzu IRAffinity-1 Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Cary 5000 UV-Vis/NIR Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Agilent GC/MS Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Agilent LC/MS Hourly Usage | $12 |
| Dataphysics Contact Angle Goniometer Hourly Usage | $12 |
Industry/Foreign Academic Rates
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| Staff Hours | $100 |
| Equipment Group 1 Tools Hourly Usage | $68 |
| Equipment Group 2 Tools Hourly Usage | $86 |
| Equipment Group 3 Tools Hourly Usage | $236 |
| Long-Run Measurements Hourly Usage Tier 1 | $14 |
| Long-Run Measurements Hourly Usage Tier 2 | $10 |
| Long-Run Measurements Hourly Usage Tier 3 | $6 |
| MPCF Test System Base Daily Usage | $500 |
| MPCF Test System Base Weekly Usage | $2,000 |
| MPCF Ovens & Furnaces Daily Usage | $250 |
| MPCF Ovens & Furnaces Weekly Usage | $1,000 |
| MPCF Metallography Prep Facility Hourly Usage | $50 |
Tool Rates
| Tool | Rate |
|---|---|
| TA DSC 250 Hourly Usage | $37 |
| Mettler Toledo TGA2 Hourly Usage | $79 |
| Tosoh EcoSEC GPC Hourly Usage | $37 |
| Tosoh EcoSEC-HT Hourly Usage | $108 |
| Wyatt DynaPro NanoStar DLS Hourly Usage | $36 |
| Horiba FL3-21 Fluorometer Hourly Usage | $86 |
| Shimadzu IRAffinity-1 Hourly Usage | $64 |
| Cary 5000 UV-Vis/NIR Hourly Usage | $28 |
| Agilent GC/MS Hourly Usage | $35 |
| Agilent LC/MS Hourly Usage | $102 |
| Dataphysics Contact Angle Goniometer Hourly Usage | $154 |
Shared User Tool Rates
- Training on any tool is charged at $22/hr for any researcher.
- MCF staff time is billed at $100/hr for any remote work (does not apply to training sessions).
- U.S. Academic and U.S. Government users pay the internal academic rate.
- Rates for long-run group reset after each use instead of with cumulative usage time for billing quarter.
- Rates are reviewed annually and are subject to change in pursuit of cost recovery.