Materials Laboratory

Services

• Accelerated ageing in controlled environment
• Fatigue, flexural and tensile tests of materials in temperature controlled environment
• Microscopic analysis, precision weighing and density determination
• Portative determination of material thickness and hardness

Services using portable equipment:

• Ultrasonic thickness measurement and composite bond testing
• Temperature, moisture and humidity measurement

Materials laboratory equipment

Type	Model	Key parameters
Climate chamber with UV-light	Memmert ICH750L	Temperature 0 60 C, Humidity 10 80% rh, UV wavelength 315 400 nm
Thickness gage	Olympus 38DL plus	Thickness range 0,08 635,00 mm, resolution 0,001 mm
IR thermometer	Amir 7814	Temperature range -30 900 C, resolution 0,1 C, optical resolution D:S 60:1
Hardness tester	Bareiss HPE II	Shore D, ASTM D2240
Moisture meter	Sovereign Quantum Marine	Moisture in wood (1 25%) and composites (1 10%), resolution 0,1 , material thickness 10 25 mm
Bondtester	Olympus BondMaster 600M	Pitch-catch mode 1..100kHz, defects 13mm and bigger, MIA mode 1..500kHz
Environment chamber	Instron 3119-605	MTemperature range: -100 350 C
Dynamic and fatigue test system	Instron E10000	Load capacity: 7 kN static, 10kN dynamic. Torque: 100Nm, range 5760. Dynamic frequency up to 100Hz.
Test system	Instron 5960	Capacity 50 kN, speed 0,001 600 mm/min, tests per standard ASTM C297, ASTM D790, ASTM D2344, ISO 14125, ISO 14130 and ISO 178.
Dissecting microscope	Motic SMZ-140	Trinocular, Magnification 10-40x, Working distance 80mm, 3MP camera.
Precision balance	Satorius Cubis 623	Capacity 1,5 – 620,0 g, readability 1 mg.
Metallurgical microscope	Brunel SP400	Magnification 50-800x, bright/dark field , polarizer, 5MP camera.

Price list

• Dynamic and static fatigue tests of materials at controlled temperatures (-100 350⁰C) – 30 €/h
• Microscopic analysis, precision balancing and density determination – 30 €/h
• Determination of gelcoat thickness, material hardness, humidity and defects in companies on spot – 30 €/h
• Hygrothermal ageing and durability in maritime climate environment – 10 €/day

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