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

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