Mechanical Properties Tests

Mechanical Solid State Properties Testing across Times and Environments

Intertek MSG performs mechanical properties testing for clients on a wide range of materials. Mechanical Properties Test Methods include deformation, fracture, adhesion, creep, fatique and much more. Contact Intertek MSG for more information on mechanical property tests.

Deformation Testing:

• Tensile, Flexural, Compression, Shear, Biaxial, Indentation deformation testing. On all of the above - Modulus, Yield, Strain measurement by contacting and non-contacting extensometry.

Fracture Tests:

• Strength, Puncture, Impact, Adhesive-Cohesive fracture tests.
  Under impact Standards, Charpy, IZOD, Instrumented high speed photography Ambient and non ambient.

Long term Properties:

• Fatigue, Creep, Creep rupture, Isochronous Thermal cycling. Under creep and creep rupture ambient, non-ambient, environment, UV.

Standard Mechanical Property Tests:

• ISO, ESIS and many test standards, including fracture mechanics.

Adhesion Tests:

• Adhesion tests include Peel, Climbing drum, floating roller, Mandrel, DCB, Lap shear, Blister tests.

Applications of Mechanical Property Determination:

• The mechanical property expertise in MSG will help your material meet or exceed the required industry/customer standards
• Solving reasons for material or polymer failure in components
• Delivering understanding of client's materials for their new products or markets.
• Relating a materials property to structure and processing enables more efficient product development
• Bespoke measurements can cater for material selection, plant performance improvement or in unusual product applications.
• Intrinsic property determination for challenging materials (i.e. films, coatings, compliant systems)

The MSG Mechanical Property Testing Advantage:

• Beyond routine testing
• Experience of devising tests for numerous product forms (components, coatings, films, foams, fluids, lubricant, labels, electronic components, paint)
• Process simulation e.g. film drawing, thermoforming, coating forces
• Application science e.g peelability, deceleration testing, impact adsorption
• Linear elastic and elastic plastic fracture mechanics available ( K c, G c, J IC, W e)
• Specialists in novel and developmental techniques
• Impact speeds up to 20m/s.
• Highly developed instrumentation.
• Fast response
• Complementary physical and chemical analysis with other teams in MSG. A complete Materials Science service.
• Consultancy and project management