Materials testing
Materials testing studies the behaviour of materials under different loads. In particular, the relationship between the acting forces and the resulting deformation and the limit stresses that lead to failure of components are considered. There is a range of standardised testing methods to characterise the mechanical properties of materials as precisely as possible.
Materials testing
Traditional test methods are used to determine the behaviour and materials characteristics of standardised materials samples under mechanical stress.
Materials testing
WP series: Fundamentals of materials testing
The impact test is a method with sudden loading and is suitable primarily for determining the cleavage fracture tendency or toughness property of a material.
Materials testing
WP series: Fundamentals of materials testing
The torsional stiffness determined in the torsion test serves as orientation for the load capacity of the material. This method is applied in shafts, axles, wires and springs and to assess the impact behaviour of tool steels.
Materials testing
WP series: Fundamentals of materials testing
Material fatigue describes a slowly progressive process of damage in a material under ambient conditions, e.g.changing mechanical stress or changing temperature.
Materials testing
WP series: Fundamentals of materials testing
The application of tribology in engineering is used to study friction, wear and lubrication. Wear processes are analysed by means of a so-called tribological system and are described by “systemic” loss variables.
Corrosion refers to the reaction of a metallic material to its environment, which causes a measurable change in the material. This can lead to impairment of the function of a metal component or a whole system.
Corrosion
Tribology
