Equipment
We are able to offer are expert analysis and services using the following equipment.
- Tinius Olsen, tension or compression; 120,000 maximum load; round, flat or other geometry samples; measure strength, ductility, stiffness.
- Riehle impact tester; Charpy V-Notch samples; 240 ft# impact maximum; measure impact energy absorbed.
- Hardness; various Rockwell scales.
- Knoop microhardness; measure bulk and coating strength.
- Fatigue testing - MTS model 312 with 458 controller; 55,000 # max load; compression and tension loading; determine endurance limit; low / high cycle fatigue strength.
- Linear precision saw.
- Numerous etchants available.
- Optical microscope; up to 1000X; digital imaging; determine microstructure, which is a function of processing and alloy.
- Block on ring and pin on disc; abrasion wear testing.
- Gas jet erosion; erosion / corrosion testing.
- Analytical balance; (80 g / 0.01 mg; 225 g / 0.1 mg resolution).
- Optical macroscope, digital imaging.
- Digital and Optical photography.
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); up to 300,000X.
- Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS); determine elemental composition and segregation.