Materials testing is performed for a variety of reasons and can provide a wealth of information about the tested materials, prototypes or product samples. The data collected during testing and the final test results can be very useful to engineers, designers, production managers and others.
Some Reasons Material Testing is Important:
Destructive Materials Testing | Non-Destructive Materials Testing |
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In destructive materials testing, specimens are extracted from a material and tested for mechanical or chemical loads. The specimen is destroyed or altered (on the surface). After the test, the tested component, or material specimen can no longer be used. Destructive materials testing particularly plays an important part in the automotive industry and aerospace engineering, since here material fatigue presents a very high risk factor. However, materials and components testing has also become indispensable in medical engineering. | In non-destructive materials testing the quality of a specimen is tested, without damaging it. In this way it can be ensured that the material quality is high enough for further processing and that it can reliably stand up to loads for the long-term. |
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Material testing is a respected and established technique that is used to ascertain both the physical and mechanical properties of raw materials and components. It can be used to examine almost anything from human hair to steel, ceramics, or composite materials.
Construction Materials Testing (CMT) primarily involves testing structural materials used to build new projects from the ground up, materials and components used to construct new additions or new components being added to an existing facility.
Materials analysis techniques include microscopy, surface analysis, chromatography, mass spectrometry, NMR analysis, thermal analysis, and rheological analysis and spectroscopy techniques including FTIR analysis or Raman analysis.
