MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT & CHARACTERIZATION

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MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT & CHARACTERIZATION

FACILITIES + CAPABILITIES

Work with our world-class material testing team and facilities.

Plastic Materials

  • ASTM D256 Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics
  • ASTM D635 Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal Position
  • ASTM D638 Tensile Properties of Plastics
  • ASTM D695 Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
  • ASTM D696 Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between -30 °C and 30 °C with a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
  • ASTM D790 Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
  • ASTM D792 Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
  • ASTM D953 Bearing Strength of Plastics
  • ASTM D2765 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Gel Content and Swell Ratio of Crosslinked Ethylene Plastics
  • (Methods A and C)
  • ASTM D3846 In-plane Shear Strength of Reinforced Plastics
  • ASTM D4065 Standard Practice for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: Determination and Report of Procedures
  • ASTM D4812 Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Strength of Plastics
  • ASTM D6109 Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastic Lumber
  • ASTM D6110 Determining the Charpy Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics

Composite Materials

  • ASTM C393 Flexural Properties of Sandwich Constructions
  • ASTM D2344 Short-beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates
  • ASTM D2584 Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins
  • ASTM D3039 Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
  • ASTM D3410 Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading
  • ASTM D3479 Tension-Tension Fatigue of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
  • ASTM D3518 In-plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a ± 45o Laminate
  • ASTM D4255 Standard Guide for Testing In-plane Shear Properties of Composite Laminates
  • ASTM D6115 Mode I Fatigue Delamination Growth Onset of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
  • ASTM D6641 Compressive Properties of Composite Laminates Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Fixture
  • ASTM F1679 Using a Variable Incidence Tribometer (VIT)

Adhesive Materials

  • ASTM D905 Strength Properties of Adhesive Bonds in Shear by Compression Loading
  • ASTM D1101 Integrity of Adhesive Joints in Structural Laminated Wood Products for Exterior Use
  • ASTM D2339 Strength Properties of Adhesives in Two-Ply Wood Construction in Shear by Tension Loading
  • ASTM D2559 Standard Specification for Adhesives for Structural Laminated Wood Products for Use Under Exterior (Wet Use) Exposure Conditions
  • ASTM D3165 Strength Properties of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading of Single-Lap-Joint Laminated Assemblies

Material Coupon Testing

Servohydraulic tension-compression test frames

  • 1 x 500 kN capacity
  • 3 x 100 kN capacity
  • 1 x 25 kN capacity

Servohydraulic tension-compression test frames

  • 1 x 100 kN / 1100 N·m capacity
  • 1 x 25 kN / 100 N·m capacity
  • Drop weight impact testing machine, 1.5-1250 J

Non-Destructive Testing

  • Phased-array ultrasonic inspection
  • Acoustic emission testing
  • Embedded fiber optic strain sensing

Microscopy

  • Optical microscopy
  • Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
  • Environmental SEM
  • Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
  • Microtomography
  • Laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM)

CONTACT:

Matthew Ayotte

|Instrumentation Manager

matthew.AYOTTE@composites.maine.edu

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