It may prove necessary to have complete knowledge of basic material characteristics (plastics, composites, metals, stones, etc.) and their evolution (raw materials vs. finished products) through the underlying mechanical properties, in addition to establishing material constitutive laws and documenting the set of numerical simulation parameters.
To effectively provide these services, we maintain access to a set of technical resources that allow characterizing:
- Both the static and dynamic mechanical properties of materials in their host environment, whether in new condition or after natural or simulated aging:
- Properties encountered under more extreme and multifaceted environments:
The set of equipment at our disposal includes:
Instrument | Specifications | Instrument use |
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Tension / compression test bench | Force: 0.01 to 600 kN Temperature: -100 to 1,000+°C Extensometers, strain gauge, video |
Verification of specimen strength |
Fatigue test bench | Force: 0.01 to 25 kN Temperature: -100 to 300+°C |
Verification of specimen strength |
Shock test bench | Energy: 50 Joules | Charpy shock test, IZOD test, shock-tension, falling mass |
Creep test bench | Force: 0.01 to 100 kN Temperature: -100 to 350+°C |
Deformation of a material mounted on a specimen |
Micro-tension | Force: 1 to 3,000 N | Possible coupling to a scanning electron microscope |
Our services can be adapted to comply with latest regulations or to conform with your specifications.
These services are applicable to raw materials as well as the finished products of all market segments.