Testing knowledge
- Material Testing
Tensile Test
Measures tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and basic stress-strain behaviour.
- Material Testing
Fatigue Test
Assesses material or component performance under repeated cyclic loading.
- Material Testing
Hardness Test
Measures resistance to indentation for quality checks, heat treatment validation or local property mapping.
- Material Testing
Impact Test
Measures impact energy and notch toughness, often at defined temperatures.
- Material Testing
SEM Analysis
Uses scanning electron microscopy to inspect fracture surfaces, morphology, particles or surface defects.
- Mechanical Testing
Fracture Toughness
Measures resistance to crack initiation and growth for damage-tolerant design and failure assessment.
- Microscopy & Imaging
TEM Analysis
Uses transmission electron microscopy to examine nanoscale structure, particles, interfaces and crystal features.
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FIB Preparation
Uses focused ion beam preparation for site-specific cross-sections, TEM lamellae or micro-scale material removal.
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EDS Analysis
Identifies local elemental composition using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, often alongside SEM imaging.
- Microscopy & Imaging
Optical Microscopy
Uses optical imaging to examine surface features, microstructure, cracks, inclusions or prepared cross-sections.
- Microscopy & Imaging
Micro-CT Scanning
Provides non-destructive 3D inspection of internal features, porosity, cracks and geometry.
- Chemical Analysis
XRF Analysis
Screens elemental composition and helps identify alloys or compare material batches.
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FTIR Analysis
Identifies organic compounds, polymers or contaminants using infrared spectral fingerprints.
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ICP-OES Analysis
Quantifies elemental composition, including trace elements, after suitable sample preparation or digestion.
- Chemical Analysis
Elemental Analysis
Measures selected elemental content for quality checks, material identification or specification compliance.
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DSC Analysis
Measures heat flow transitions such as glass transition, melting, crystallisation and curing behaviour.
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TGA Analysis
Measures mass change with temperature to assess thermal stability, moisture, residue or filler content.
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DMA Analysis
Measures viscoelastic behaviour, modulus and damping as a function of temperature, frequency or time.
- Thermal Analysis
Thermal Conductivity
Measures heat transfer properties for thermal management, insulation or material comparison.
- Corrosion & Environment
Salt Spray Test
Exposes samples to salt fog to compare corrosion resistance of materials, coatings or finishes.
- Corrosion & Environment
Corrosion Test
Assesses corrosion behaviour under controlled chemical, temperature or electrochemical conditions.
- Corrosion & Environment
Immersion Test
Exposes samples to liquids or chemicals to assess compatibility, mass change, swelling or degradation.
- Corrosion & Environment
Aging Test
Uses controlled environmental exposure to evaluate degradation, stability or performance over time.
- Surface & Product Testing
Surface Roughness
Measures surface texture to support manufacturing quality, coating performance or functional checks.
- Surface & Product Testing
Coating Thickness
Measures coating or plating thickness using suitable non-destructive or cross-section methods.
- Surface & Product Testing
3D Printed Part Testing
Evaluates additively manufactured parts for strength, porosity, dimensional quality or process validation.
- Surface & Product Testing
Failure Analysis
Combines visual inspection, microscopy, material testing and engineering review to investigate why a part failed.
- Tensile Testing
ASTM E8
Common standard for tension testing of metallic materials.
- Fatigue Testing
ASTM E466
Standard practice for force-controlled constant amplitude axial fatigue tests on metallic materials.
- Tensile Testing
ISO 6892
International standard for tensile testing of metallic materials.
- Impact Testing
ISO 148
International standard for Charpy pendulum impact testing of metallic materials.