Materials Science: Testing

     Materials Testing services range from standard ASTM testing to custom tests that uncover particular or unique problems.  Our goal is to understand your product and the goals of the testing requested to reach conclusion on how to best solve a problem .   This approach ensures that the right tests are performed for the right reason. Our Materials and Chemical Engineering Associates offer deep expertise in the time-dependent properties of polymers including; creep, stress relaxation and environmental behavior.   Understanding materials science and material properties and behavioral characteristics is invaluable for addressing new product development and the product lifecycle and determining how extreme use, time, temperature and exposure affect it.     Our facilities and equipment include standard ASTM testing machines such as impact and tensile strength, environmental chambers and microscopic examination.  Testing services include:

• USCPSC  United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

• ASTM  International (American) Society for Testing and Materials

• ANSI   American National Standards Institute

• U.S. Military  Testing - Specifications - Standards

• UL   Underwriters Laboratories Nationally Recognized Product Certification

• FDA  Food and Drug Administration

• DOT  Department of Transportation

• ISO    International Standards Organization
  (ISO 9000 Reference)

• CSA  Canadian Standards Association
  (similiar to ISO 9000 series of standards)

• CE  Conformité Européenne  
  (European Union - similar to US based UL)

• Failure Analysis

• Metrology

• Environmental Exposure

• Accelerated Testing

• Chemical Testing

• Degradation of Physical Properties

• Reverse Engineering

• Quality Assurance Programs
   

• Product & Material Testing: Materials - Physical Properties
  Composites and material property - changes
   

  • Points (of carbon)
  • Grain size
  • Grain orientation
  • Ductility
  • Malleable
  • Hardness
  • Durameter  (rubbers- foams)
  • Hardenability
  • Air Hardening
  • Water hardening
  • Oil hardening
  • Work hardening
  • Case hardening
  • Brittle failure