Mechanical Testing We routinely perform mechanical testing on materials such as adhesives, ceramics, composites, metals, plastics, printed circuit board materials, rubbers, and thermoplastics. A wide range of mechanical tests can be performed at temperature extremes from -300 degrees F to 1000 degrees F. A partial list of our testing capabilities includes the following: Printed Circuit Board Material: Adhesion Abrasion Resistance Bond Strength Bow & Twist Compression Flexural Fatigue & Ductility Flexural Strength Folding Endurance Lead-free (Pb-free) Testing Low Temperature Flexibility Machineability Modulus of Elasticity Peel Srength Poisson's Ratio Porosity Shear Stress/Strain Instrumentation & Analysis Tensile Strength & Elongation Ceramic, Composite, Metal, Plastic, and Rubber: Bearing Compression Flexure Fracture Toughness Shear Tension Impact (Izod & Charpy) Poisson's Ratio Modulus of Elasticity Hardness Testing: Durometer Knoop Rockwell Vickers Adhesive Testing: Climbing Drum Peel Double Lap Shear Lap Shear Peel Tensile Strength Damage Tolerance Testing: Impact Compression After Impact Double Cantilever Beam (G1c) Edge Delamination (Gc) Open Hole Tension and Compression Other Testing Capabilities Include: Creep Fatigue Shock Torque Vibration (sine and random) The 110,000 pound capacity of this universal testing machine offers the versatility of both static and dynamic loading of large structures or individual coupons, such as in the compression after impact test being conducted. All test parameters are programmable to insure repeatability of test conditions. The variety of Universal Testing Machines pictured here provides us the capability of testing many materials; from thin copper foils to concrete and high-strength composites. A selection of load cells for these machines allows a range of two pounds full scale to 60,000 pounds full scale. Also pictured are two impact testing machines for impact strength of materials in IZOD or Charpy. A test engineer conducts a Tensile test while the computer monitors the values of load, displacement, and strain to produce a stress/strain curve.