Materials Analysis & Characterization

Complete testing of composites and resins for quality assurance (QA), failure analysis, R&D, etc.

  • Thermoanalysis:
    • Thermochemical Analysis (DSC, TGA, specialized calorimetry, etc.)
    • Thermomechanical Analysis (rheology, viscosity, glass transition, etc.)
  • Mechanical Testing
    • Standard Engineering Properties (stress, strain, ILSS, other)
    • Specialized Testing (in-plane shear, impact, bondline characterization, other)
  • Chemical Testing
    • Spectrochemical Analysis (NMR, FTIR, GPC, other)
    • Wet Chemistry (density, gel point, fiber volume, void volume, acid number, etc.)
  • Surface Analysis
    • Microscopy (optical, SEM, other)
    • Other surface characterization methods (EDAX, etc.
  • Support Services
    • Specimen preparation
    • Environmental conditioning
    • Data reduction and analysis