� Tensile/Lap shear� Compression� In-Plane shear & V-Notch shear� Inter-laminar shear & Flexure� Bearing testing � Sandwich Flexure� FWT & CDP� Mode I & II Fracture/Bolt Pull Through� Drop Weight Impacting

� Fatigue� TG & Fibre volume� Microsection Analysis� Environmental testing� Specimen Preparation� NDT� ÉireComposites (parent company)� Contact information

� Load Capacity: 300kN� Temperature Range: -70°C to 180°C� Strain Measurement: Extensometer & Strain gauges� Properties Measured: Strength, Modulus, Poisson’s

Ratio & Strain to Failure� Test Types: 0° Tensile, 90° Tensile, Plain Tensile, Open

Hole Tensile, Filled Hole Tensile

Standards - Tensile: EN2561EN2597 EN6035EN2747ISO527AITM 1.0007

ASTM D3039SRM-4SRM-5

SRM-9

Standards – Lap Shear:EN2243-1 ASTM D1002

AITM 1.0019

� Load Capacity: End-Loading: 400kN� Load Capacity: Shear-Loading: 300kN� Temperature Range: -70°C to 180°C� Strain Measurement: Extensometer & Strain gauges� Properties Measured: Strength, Modulus, Poisson’s

Ratio & Strain to Failure� Test Types: Cruciform, Celanese, CLC, Shear Loaded,

CAI, Open Hole Compression, Filled Hole Compression

Standards -CAI: EN6038 ASTM D7137 SRM-2

Standards –PC/OHC/FHC: AITM 1.0008EN6036 ASTM D6484SRM-3

Standards –Cruciform/CLC/Celanese: EN2850 ASTM D685SRM-1/6ASTM D6641

�Load capacity: 300kN�Temperature Range: -55°C to 180°C�Strain Measurement: Extensometer & Strain gauges�Properties Measured: Shear Strength & Modulus�Test Types: In-Plane Shear & V-Notch Shear

Standards - In-Plane:EN 6031 AITM 1.0002 ISO 14129ASTM D3518SRM-7

Standards - V-Notch:ASTM D5379ASTM D7078

� Max load capacity: 250kN � Normal load capacity: 10kN� Temperature Range: -70°C to 180°C� Displacement Measurement: LVDT’s� Properties Measured: ILSS, Flex. Str. & Mod.� Test Types: ILSS, ILTS, Monolithic 3-pt & 4-pt Flex.

Standards - ILSS: EN2563 ASTM D2344ISO 14130

SRM-8

Standards – Flexure:EN 2562ASTM D790 ASTM D6272ISO 178ISO 14125ASTM D6415

� Load capacity: 300kN� Temperature range: -55°C to 180°C� Strain measurement: Strain gauges� Hole deformation measurement: LVDT’s� Properties measured: Bearing strength,

Stresses @ various % Hole deformation� Test types: Double Shear, Unsupported

Single Shear, Supported Single Shear, Bearing Bypass

Standards used:EN 6037 AITM 1.0009ASTM D5961ASTM D7332

�Load capacity: 250kN�Temperature range: -55°C to 180°C�Strain measurement: Strain gauges�Displacement measurement: LVDT’s�Properties measured: Flex. Str. & Mod.�Test types: Sandwich Flexure – 3pt & 4pt�Maximum span: 1,000mm – RT, 600mm – CT/ET

Standards Used:AITM 1.0018EN 6061ASTM C393

� Load capacity: 300kN� Temperature range: - 55°C to 180°C� Properties measured: Flatwise Tensile Strength

Standards Flatwise:EN2243-4AITM 1.0025ASTM C297EN6062

� Load capacity: 10kN� Temperature range: - 55°C to 180°C� Properties measured: Peel strength & torque

Standards Climbing Drum Peel:EN2243-3 ASTM D1781

Standards GIC & GIIC:EN 6034EN 6033

� Load capacity: 10kN� Temperature range: RT� Properties measured: GIC &GIIC� Test types: GIC &GIIC

� Load capacity: 300kN� Temperature range: - 55°C to 180°C� Properties measured: Bolt Pull Through Strength

Standards BPT:ASTM D7332 Procedure A & B

Standards used:ASTM D7137EN 6038 SRM-2

� Drop Weight Impactor – 2.5m drop height� Max Energy: 78 Joules – ASTM standard� Interchangable Impact Tubs & Support Fixtures� Dent Depth Measurements

� Load capacity – 250kN� Temperature Range – Ambient (RT)� Strain Measurement – Strain gauges &

Extensometer� High resolution photo capabilities to

monitor crack propagation

� Test Types –Ten-Ten, Ten-Comp, Comp-Comp� 1 x Instron 250kN fatigue test machines with hydraulic grips � 4 x Instron 100kN fatigue machines with hydraulic grips

DMA: Glass Transition Temperature (TG) � Max temperature - 400°C� Analysis – Storage Mod., Loss Mod., Tan Delta

Standards TG: AITM 1.0003EN 6032

Fibre Volume Fraction Test Types:� Acid Digestion - Carbon� Furnace - Glass

Standards FVF:EN 2564ASTM D3171

Microsections:� First Part Qualifications� Micro and Macro type images� X30, X50, X100 Magnification� Lay-up & Void Contents� Qualitative Analysis

�Hot/wet conditioning at 70°C and 85% humidity�Weekly monitoring of specimens using travellers�Chamber Dimensions:

- Chamber 1: 990x1150x590 (mm) – 671 litres- Chamber 2: 800x950x800 (mm) – 608 litres

Standards used:EN 2823EN 2489EN 2743EN 3615ASTM D5229 SRM 11

Specimen Preparation Tasks:� End-Tabbing� Drilling� Final End-Machining� Microsection Polishing� Strain gauge application� Jig & Tool design and manufacture

� NDT machine at parent company ÉireComposites� Nadcap approved C-scan & A-scan capabilities� C-scan of CAI specimens� Monitoring of crack propagation – fatigue tests� A-Scan Mode: Manual Pulse-Echo� C-Scan Mode: Auto Through-Transmission

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