Mechanical characterization of materials
Mechanical characterization of materials is a fundamental process for analyzing and understanding the mechanical properties of a material, such as strength, stiffness, elongation, and toughness. This information is essential to determine how a material will behave under specific mechanical stresses and to evaluate its suitability in industrial applications, ranging from aerospace to automotive to biomedical.
Mechanical materials characterization allows for data useful in designing safe, durable and high-performance components, thus ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and project requirements. Materials characterization offers a comprehensive view, also investigating chemical properties, through in-depth chemical characterization of materials to provide a detailed and multidisciplinary picture of their characteristics.
The mechanical characterization of materials in TEC Eurolab
TEC Eurolab performs mechanical characterization tests of materials through a dedicated department of technical experts, equipped with advanced instrumentation. This approach makes it possible to verify the mechanical performance of materials under static and dynamic conditions, at different temperatures, ensuring the reliability of the data obtained.
Analysis tools and techniques
Making use of a division dedicated to mechanical processing, TEC Eurolab’s mechanical testing department is able to fully manage the mechanical characterization of the material, from taking the specimen to performing the test.
The main analysis techniques we perform for the mechanical characterization of materials are:
- Tensile tests on metallic materials, polymers, elastomers, composites, at room temperature (RT – room temperature), high temperature (HT – high temperature) and cold temperature (LT – low temperature)
- Resilience tests on metallic materials
Shear tests on screws and rivets, composites (including sandwich) - Hydrogen embrittlement tests – metallic materials
- Creep tests – metallic materials
- Room temperature and hot fatigue tests – metallic materials
- Room temperature and hot crack propagation tests – metallic materials
- Residual stress analysis – metallic materials
- Bending tests – polymers, composites (including sandwich)
- Compression testing – polymers, composites (including sandwich)
- Tear tests – elastomers
- Shear strength testing – composites
- Bearing tests – composites
- Sandwich peeling trials
- Lap shear tests – bonding
- Peel testing – bonding
Materials analyzed and industries involved
At TEC Eurolab, we can perform mechanical characterization tests on different types of materials, including:
- Metallic materials (characterization of resilience, tensile, creep, fatigue)
- Polymers and elastomers (characterization of bending, compression, tearing)
- Composites (characterization of tensile, flexural, shear strength, compression)
- Glues (lap shear tests, peel)
Determines the mechanical characterization of materials
The importance of mechanical characterization of materials
Mechanical materials characterization testing is critical to ensure that components meet the quality and safety standards required in critical industries such as aerospace, automotive, and biomedical. Relying on TEC Eurolab means choosing a partner with more than 30 years of experience in the field, recognized for its expertise, independence and impartiality.
The company is accredited according to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018, 17024:2012, 17065:2012,17021-1:2015: standards and can perform mechanical materials characterization tests according to the main ISO and ASTM Methods, attesting to the reliability of the results obtained. By working with TEC Eurolab, companies can count on qualified support at every stage of the production process, from design to final testing, ensuring that the materials and processes are suitable to guarantee the expected performance.
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