Analytical Services: Mechanical Testing & Analysis
Metal and plastic strength, custom fixturing for testing finished parts, tension, compression, flexural properties & bend tests (bending), peel strength, tear strength, elongation, and more.
Mechanical testing reveals the true mechanical properties of the material or assembly. Whether it's a compression test on a plastic housing, an adhesion test of a laminate assembly or a hardness test on a gun barrel, these tests are real data, not calculated values. Mechanical testing is the first step in putting a critical design into practice. Testing is performed to ASTM standards or to specified customer procedures.
Applications of Mechanical Testing Techniques:
- Failure analysis
- QA certification
- Verification of certificates
- Weld process/procedure qualification
- New product testing
Type of Mechanical Testing and Analysis:
- Tension: yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation
- Compression
- Bend tests
- Shear strength
- Peel / tear strength
- Flexural strength & modulus
- Insertion / withdraw force
Latest Resources
- April 2, 2008 - Glass Vial Sprinkler Accidents – If any of your sprinklers has a glass vial please read on since this article discusses the unexpected release of an enormous amount of water when one of these sprinklers trips.
- April 1, 2007 - Embrittlement of Steels – Practical advice on the embrittlement of steels and new steels that can enhance the performance of critical mechanical parts.
- May 1, 2006 - Hydrolysis of Fiberglass – Hydrolysis Failures of Fiberglass: delamination, blistering & bleeding.
- June 1, 2005 - High Cycle Fatigue
Latest Newsletters
- April 1, 2008 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 25 – Glass Vial Sprinkler Accidents & Passivation
- April 1, 2007 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 24 – Embrittlement of Steels
- May 1, 2006 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 23 – Hydrolysis of Fiberglass
- June 1, 2005 - Nuts & Bolts, Volume 22 – High Cycle Fatigue