Whether you are designing a new product, maintaining an existing product or developing a quality control procedure, accurate materials characterization and testing data is critical. Materials are commonly referred to by their name, e.g., AISI 321 stainless steel, or AA7075 aluminum. However, these names do not control or specify design critical properties. For design, it is vital to evaluate the specific product form, manufacturing method, heat treatment, and operational environmental influence to develop the design database on which your product relies. The table lists our materials testing protocol experience. We have applied these methods and others to characterise a wide range of metals, ceramics, and composites.

We can help you develop a test plan and analysis plan that includes the properties critical to your product. This is a diverse field which includes mechanical, thermal, electrical, corrosion, and wear. We have extensive experience preparing test procedures, managing testing, and analyzing test results. Where possible, national and international standards such as those issued by ASTM form the basis for testing. A list of selected publications is given at the bottom of this page. Working with outside laboratories, we have experience in the areas given in the table below. We can also help you with developing a materials selection strategy, where our broad materials experience shown in the second table below, forms only a beginning basis.