TESTING for AEROSPACE

TEC Eurolab’s testing service for aerospace

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL TESTING ON METALS AND METALLIC POWDERS

• Chemical analysis of metallic alloys (ICO-OES, XRF, SPARK-OES)
• Gas analysis: combustion and fusion method for C-S-H-O-N
• Chemical process solution control: ion chromatography
• Cleanliness test
• Debris analysis by SEM EDS, Smart PI application
• Flow rate
• Tap-Apparent Density
• Particle size distribution: Light Scattering / Sieve Method
• Powder Morphology by SEM analysis
• Thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity
• Dilatometry: Coefficient of linear expansion

CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL TESTING ON POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES

• Infrared spectroscopy FTIR
• Thermal analysis: DSC, TGA
• High Pressure Liquid Chromatography HPLC
• Resin/Fiber/Void/Volatile content of composite materials
• Resin Flow/Gel Time/Fiber Areal Weigh
• Thermal conductivity/Thermal diffusivity
• Dilatometry: Coefficient of linear expansion

METALLURGICAL TESTING

• Failure analysis
• Scanning electron microscopy, EDS detector
• Macrographic analysis
• Micrographic analysis: core and near surface
• Grain size, inclusion content, surface contamination
• Density of AM specimens by micrographic examination
• Hardness: brinell, vickers, rockwell

AGING AND CORROSION TESTING

• Neutral Salt Spray, Acetic acid and Copper
• Artificial accelerated Weathering
• UV condenser
• Humidity aging
• Thermal shock test
• Thermal cycles exposure

MECHANICAL TESTING ON METALS

Full range of testing in accordance with ISO/ASTM standards on semiproducts, components and AM on metallic alloys:

• Static tensile testing (up to 600kN) at room temperature
• Static hot tensile testing up to 100kN up to 1000°C
• Torque testing
• Stress Rupture and Creep testing up to 50kN up to 1100°C
• Vibrophores for HCF up to 1100°C
• Servohydraulic system for LCF/HCF up to 1100°C
• KIC and da/dN testing for fracture mechanics
• Internal machining capabilities with EDM wire and finishing tecnologie

MECHANICAL TESTING ON METALS ON POLYMERS & COMPOSITES

Full range of testing in acccordance with ISO/ASTM/SACMA standards on composite laminates/sandwiches at low and high temperature:

• Static testing (Tensile, Bending, Shear, Compression, Charpy/IZOD Impact toughness)
• Dynamic/fatigue and custom testing in dry and wet condition
• DMA analysis

PRODUCT VALIDATION

Dimensional Inspection & Metrology

• Zeiss Prismo CMM coordinate measuring machine (for surveying all dimensional and geometric dimensions on drawing)

• Optical video measuring machine VMM CNC Automatic OGP (300 x zoom, for the measurement of all drawing dimensions on biomedical plastic samples and probing force-sensitive samples)

• 2 Faro Arm measuring arms with probing strategies and laser head,( for dimensional inspection, reverse engineering and Cad Comparison)
• Roughness meter and Profilometer Hommel Werke (for the evaluation and analysis of surfaces at macrogeometric and microgeometric level)
• Hommel Werke round-diameter (for the survey of geometrical dimensions with tolerances of a few thousandths for special applications such as Racing and Aeronautical sectors)

Welding and Joining Inspection and Quality Development

• Third-party welding and joining processes inspection and quality development
• Customized Audits for quality systems, including welding and joining processes
• Technical support for NADCAP accreditations, including technical support for welding process setting up
• Analysis and writing of technical specifications, procedures and operating instructions

Functional & Environmental Test Engineering

• Pressure tests, including burst tests and cyclic tests up to 35bar in air and 600bar in oil, from -70°C up to +180°C
• Leak test in high vacuum conditions
• Customized set-ups and dedicated test rigs for functional tests on mechanical and electromechanical components
• Strain Gages on-site application and analysis; sampling and data analysis of sensorized components
• Technical support for evaluation and writing of test specifications.