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� 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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large out-of-autoclave (OOA) heated tooling and processes
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