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Mechanical Testing
Most tests can be conducted from -320 to 3,000 degrees F and
many specimen designs are available for testing. Machines are available to test polymers,
metals, ceramics, and all types of composites. Each instrument is attached to a personal
computer for data acquisition, analysis, and reporting. Most ASTM standard tests can be
run, and testing can be performed with ISO 9000 certification. For further information, please contact:
Ben H. Thacker, Ph.D.,
Peter McKeighan,
Ph.D.,
or
Dan Nicolella, Ph.D. Materials Development Section
July 02, 2009 |
The mechanical testing lab is equipped with multiple
instruments for testing in tensile, compressive, and torsional modes; dynamic compression
with confining pressures up to 100,000 psi; multi-axial loading (quasi-static and
fatigue); cyclic stress-strain; stress relaxation; low and high cycle fatigue; thermal
cycle fatigue; initiation and growth of microcracks; and tensile/creep in hydrogen to
3,000 psi.