OUR SERVICES

Services Provided

  • Mechanical testing – test temperatures from -150°C to +425°C
    • Lead-screw mechanical tester – 10,000lb
    • Servo-hydraulic tester – 2500lb, 120Hz
    • Impact fatigue testing
  • Component failure analysis
    • Optical metallography
    • Image analysis for quantitative evaluations
  • Metallographic specimen preparation and analysis of composites
  • “Image analysis” of metallographic specimens or images
  • Thermal Analysis (DSC, DTA/TGA, TMA) of materials
    • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) – phase changes, melting T’s
    • Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) – weight change with temperature (oxidation studies, etc)
    • Thermo-Mechanical Analysis (TMA) – coefficient of thermal expansion studies
    • Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) – material damping measurements (E’, E”)
  • Design of composite components
    • Conceptual design/design for manufacture
    • Classical laminated plate analysis
    • Finite element models
  • Redesign of components for fabrication in composite materials
  • Development of composite manufacturing processes and process parameters