Mechanical Testing and Materials Characterization Services
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has operated a full service mechanical testing and materials characterization laboratory for over 30 years. Our experienced team has performed quick turnaround testing services for a multitude of government and commercial clients, from small-scale testing to overall test programs for material qualifications. Our testing support staff includes a Ph.D metallurgical scientist and an engineering staff with 100 years of combined materials experience.
Concurrent Technologies Corporation is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development organization. As a nonprofit, we partner with clients to provide the best possible advanced engineering & manufacturing solutions. Our facilities are built and approved to protect sensitive manufacturing, programs, and information processing. We offer extensive test services expertise, including: • Specialty Testing • Mechanical Testing – High Temperature and Cryogenic • Materials Characterization Preparation and Examination • Dynamic Tear and Drop Weight Testing
Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing
CTC’s quality management system is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D:2016; CTC’s environmental management system is certified to 14001:2015.
Testing Services Specialty Testing Including Instrumentation and Process Development
High Temperature (3100°F) Vacuum and Cryogenic Testing at Strain Rates of up to Approximately 20 in/in/sec
Tinius-Olsen Universal Testing Machine 120 kip
Materials Characterization Preparation and Examination
Dynamic Tear and Drop Weight Testing
Reichert Metallograph MTS 1 - 50kip load capacity, 3100°F max temperature with inert environment, rapid strain rates
Custom Component Load Testing
MTS 810
MTS 2 - 55kip load capacity, -450°F to 2300°F
Process inspection and load testing of designed materials
Tinius Olsen Impact Tester - 300 ft lbs load capacity for Charpy, Izod and tension impact tests, capable of temperatures down to -452°F
MTS 3 - 200kip load capacity, 2200°F max temperature in ambient environment
LECO M-400-G Microhardness Tester
SEM with up to 100,000x magnification, EDS-EBSD
Instron Drop Tower - 20,000 ft-lbs capability at full load and drop height, specimen test temperatures down to -452°F
Testing Capabilities Corrosion Testing
Destructive Testing
Materials Compatibility
• Accelerated Weathering – ASTM G26 • Alternate Immersion – ASTM G44 • ASSET Testing – ASTM G66 • Condensation – ASTM D4585 • Cyclic Corrosion – GMW14872 • EXCO Test – ASTM G34 • Filiform Corrosion – ASTM D2803C • Filiform Corrosion – ASTM D2803, Procedure C • Humidity – ASTM D1748, D1735 • Hydrogen Embrittlement – C-rings – ASTM F519 • Modified Salt Fog Testing – ASTM G85, Annex 1, 2, 3, 5 • NAMLT Testing – ASTM G67 • Salt Fog Testing – ASTM B117 • Sandwich Corrosion – ASTM F1110 • Stress Corrosion Cracking – ASTM G64, G58, G47, G49 • Total Immersion Corrosion – ASTM F483 • Ultraviolet (A or B) Condensation – ASTM D4587
• Bearing Strength Testing – ASTM E238 • Bend and Flexure Testing – ASTM E290 • Compression Testing – ASTM B312, ASTM B331, ASTM B528, ASTM E9, ASTM E209 • Custom Load/Cyclic/Displacement tests according to customer needs • Dynamic Tear Testing – ASTM E604, ASTM E208 • Ductility and Formability Testing • Fatigue – ASTM E466, ASTM E606 load and strain control up to 50 kip • Fracture Toughness – ASTM E399, ASTM E1820 • Fracture Toughness – ASTM E399, ASTM E1820 • Fracture Testing – ASTM E643 • Impact Testing – ASTM E23 • In-Plane Shear – ASTM D3518 • Precision Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio – ASTM E111, ASTM E132 • Rotating Bending Fatigue Testing • Tension Testing – ASTM E8, ASTM D412, ASTM E21
• Various substrates and methods • Programs developed in-house
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Metallurgical Analysis • Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) • Hardness Testing – ASTM E18, ASTM E384 • Image Analysis – ASTM E45, ASTM E112, ASTM E1122, ASTM E1245 • Microhardness Testing – ASTM B578 • Nanohardness Testing • Optical Microscopy • Sample Preparation • State-of -the-art Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with 100,000x magnification along with EDAX/EBSD and elemental mapping
CTC has 16,000 square feet of lab space and 130,000 square feet of high bay work/ demonstration space.
Contact Kyle Reasbeck, Senior Mechanic Engineer, (814) 248-7547,
[email protected] 8/18
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