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As
composite materials of all type continue to be employed in modern
technology, the need for accurate, comprehensive testing of these materials has
continued to grow. In response; the Materials Testing laboratories of WMT&R,
Inc. in the USA continue to expand their composites testing expertise, while our
subsidiary in the UK,
WMT&R, LTD.
continue to expand their
Composite
Testing Programe to meet these needs.
Many of the standard
materials tests originally developed to test metals have been adapted by
the industry to test composites, and in turn have become standards themselves.
Some of the standard composites
test conducted at WMT&R:
Ultimate Tensile per ASTM D 638
ASTM D 3039/D 3039M Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer
Matrix Composite Materials
Ultimate Shear per ASTM D 732
V Flex per ASTM D 790
Compression per ASTM D 695
ASTM D 953: Standard Test Method for Bearing Strength of Plastics
ASTM D 3846: Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Strength of Reinforced
Plastics
SACMA SRM 1R-94
Modulus of Elasticity per ASTM D 638 and,
D 3039/D3039M
Ultimate Moment Test of Tube Section per FAA #D-6155-18
Shear Test of Tube Section per FAA #D-6155-18
Compressive Strength Test of Tube Section per FAA #D-6155-18
Compressive Modulus Test of Tube Section per FAA #D-6155-18
ASTM C 1337: Standard Test Method for Creep and Creep Rupture of Continuous
Fiber- Reinforced Ceramic Composites under Tensile Loading at Elevated
Temperatures.
ASTM C 1291: Standard Test Method for Elevated Temperature tensile Creep Strain
rate, and Creep Time-to-Failure for Advanced Monolithic Ceramics.
Flatwise Tension per ASTM C 297-04
High Cycle Fatigue per ASTM D 3479
Axial Strain Fatigue
Axial Fatigue Testing per ASTM E 466-96
Calcium Phosphate Coatings and Metallic Coatings
Shear Testing per ASTM F 1044-99
Tension Testing per ASTM F 1147-99
Fatigue S/N Curve per ASTM E 606
Cantilever Fatigue Testing per ASTM D 671
Our
Composites
Testing Lab in the UK also offers many composites specific tests.
We also test to individual customer
specifications. And with the assistance of our
Mechanical Engineering Department and
our full service in-house Machine Shop are able
to design and fabricate specialized fixtures for your unique testing needs.
Metallographic and Microscopic Analysis
are available through our state of the art
Analytical and Metallographic Labs.
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