Mechanical Testing Services
Mechanical Testing & Lab Services
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.
Material Testing Services
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
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Measured Tensile Properties
- Modules of Elasticity
- N-Values
- Reduction, Strength, Yield, Elongation
- Bend Test
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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
Metallurgical Services
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