Mechanical Testing

Materials testing is offered using a variety of mechanical testing and techniques. Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, composites, elastometrics, plastics, rubber, cables and rope - ranging from 3 to 180 inches long and up to 48 inches wide - may be tested. Tension and compression load testing capabilities range from 12 to 1.2 million pounds.

TUV Rheinland offers a wide scope of material testing and metallurgical services, including:

• Fracture
• Impact Testing
  • Charpy
  • Izod
• Drop Weight/Tear
• Flexural and Peel Testing
• Compression Testing
• Measured Tensile Properties
  • Modules of Elasticity
  • N-Values
  • Reduction, Strength, Yield, Elongation
• Bend Test
• Hardness
  • Brinell
  • Vickers
  • Mic-10
  • Rockwell
• Specialty
  • Bridge Bearing Pads
  • Walls & Prisms
  • Nuclear Fixtures
  • #1-24 Rebar
  • Wire Rope
  • Crane Hooks
  • Nylon Straps
  • Railroad Rail Testing
• Dynamic Load Testing
• Longitudinal Compression
• Slow Bend
• Hardness Testing
• Metallurgical Testing

TÜV Rheinland has over 45 years of combined experience in failure analysis and metallurgical testing including:

• Microstructural Analysis
• Grain Size Measurements
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)
• Non-destructive Testing (dye penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic)
• Heat Treatment Evaluation
• Process Evaluations
• Root Cause Determination