Services and Capabilities
The HRC places the OSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in a unique position to conduct world-class education, research and technology development and transfer in advanced materials of strategic importance to our nation.
Services include:
- Research and Development
- Advanced Materials Testing and characterization
- Composites Testing (Equivalency and Qualification)
- Condition / Environment (DO-160)
- Nanotechnologies
- Chemical Analysis
- Corrosion Testing
- Failure Analysis
- Metallography
Facility equipment and tests
HRC research and testing laboratories are equipped with a wide range of specialized equipment to obtain physical and mechanical testing properties of composite, metallic and non-metallic materials and structures. Tests and research may be performed in accordance with industry specifications and standards, including ASTM, MIL-SPEC, ISO, FTMS, SACMA, ABS, DNV, DO-160 and others.
Some of the important properties of composites that can be measured are:
- Strength, hardness and modulus
- Salt spray, humidity and accelerated aging and weathering
- Heat distortion and softening point properties
- Dynamic and static impact
- Shear strength and modulus
- Water absorption
- Peel
- Fiber/resin ratio
- Fatigue and creep up to 1600°C
- Chemical exposure properties
- Drop weight impact
- Microstructural characterization
- Izod and Charpy impact