When first introduced to mechanical testing of composite materials, one can be confused, even overwhelmed, by the number of available test standards. One reason for this large variety of tests is the ...

Although standardized test methods for fiber-reinforced composites are used for a wide variety of fiber forms, most of these test methods were developed with a focus on composites with continuous ...

The Composite Material Laboratory at the Inholland University of Applied Sciences in Delft has selected a Moog (East Aurora, NY) Portable Test Controller to be used for single-axis testing of ...

Interest in the use of composites to reduce vehicle weight and increase performance is rising rapidly among automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. But their demands are strict: they require ...

Grasse Zur Composite Testing specialises in the testing of fiber-reinforced plastics and operates a ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory at its Berlin site. In addition, the company develops ...

Funded by the US Department of Energy's Wind and Water Power Technology Office, in 1989 Sandia National Laboratories and Montana State University began testing and reporting on the use of ...

With over a decade of experience delivering services to sectors such as aerospace, defence, automotive, motorsport, rail, energy and construction, the company has become an established and trusted ...

Henkel AG & Co. KGA has opened a test facility for composites in Yokohama, Japan, to serve the auto industry. The new site is in response to automotive sector's increasing interests in composite and ...

Retlif Testing Laboratories, an independent global provider of EMI/EMC and Environmental (ESS) testing and compliance services, has launched its new dedicated Composites Testing Laboratory. The result ...

AIRCRAFT built from hefty quantities of carbon-fibre composites rather than aluminium will be taking to the skies in the next two years. The high-tech lightweight materials should help airlines slash ...

Thermal runaway propagation — the cascade in which a failing cell triggers sequential failure across an entire battery module – is now a primary safety hazard in utility-scale lithium-ion battery ...