Composite Material Tests

Composite Material Tests

Combining composite materials allows lighter and more durable products and components to be produced with two key parameters to improve competitiveness and differentiation in industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, rail, or renewable energies.

Composite Material Tests

As a result, manufacturers in these industries use an increasing amount and variety of composites in their products. Characterizing these materials will allow their configurations to be optimized at the design stage and will select the most suitable production method for each application. 

EUROLABhas a network of NADCAP and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories and a team of experts in advanced composites and their applications in leading industries. We also have some special customer recognition for materials testing.

Our scope of service:

Support in R&D programs
Characterization Test
Proficiency Test
Manufacturing Quality Control

Our technical team performs standard tests (EN, ISO, ASTM, GB and MIL-STD, among others) or tests designed according to customer's specific regulations (AITM, SP, GD, others) for any application. We test both commonly used materials and materials for advanced applications such as polymer matrix composites, reinforced plastics, sandwich type materials (foam core, honeycomb core), carbon fiber composites, fiberglass composites.

TEST SAMPLE PREPARATION FEATURES

CFRP sample production
Test sample processing and preparation
Design and manufacture of test tools 

COMPOSITE TEST CAPABILITIES

Composite Mechanical Test (under different environmental conditions):

Tensile Test (Tensile Strength and Modulus, Plain, PT, OHT, FHT)
Compression Test (Compression Strength and Modulus, PC, OHC, FHC, CAI)
Bending / Bending Test
Cutting Test
Fracture Toughness Test (G IC, G IIC)
Peeling Test
Impact Testing
Fatigue Test (SN curves)

Composite Thermal Tests:

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA)
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

Physical Testing of Composites:  

Resin / fiber / void content (FVC) on the cured material
Fiber Area Weight (FAW)
Prepeg Areal / Adhesive Film Weight (PAW)  
Resin Content (RC)
Volatile Content (VC)
Resin Flow (RF)

Composites Fractography and Metallography:

Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination
Determination of film thickness
Fractography (SEM)
Composite Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

Automatic Ultrasonic Controls
Manual Ultrasonic Inspections

BENEFITS

  • Optimize the design of components with composite materials
  • Ensuring the structural integrity and reliability of components
  • Optimize the composite manufacturing process
  • Predicting the in-service behavior of composite materials

EUROLAB, with its highly expert team and internationally accredited laboratories, Composite Material Tests It performs all test, analysis, measurement, evaluation and report generation services completely and reliably.

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