Material testing and sample preparation

Material testing
Material testing involves investigating the behavior of material samples or finished components under mechanical, thermal or chemical stresses. MTU offers both static and dynamic material testing procedures.

You can choose from the following material testing procedures:

Destructive material tests
Thermo-mechanical fatigue tests
Crack propagation
Procedures for testing low cycle fatigue (LCF) and high cycle fatigue (HCF)

Contact

Björn Stender

bjoern.stender@mtu.de

Static material testing

Dynamic material testing

MTU covers a wide range of dynamic material testing procedures.

We have the following equipment available:

14 test machines for low cycle fatigue (LCF) up to 1,100°C
4 test machines for high cycle fatigue (HCF) up to 1,100°C
2 test machines for thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) up to 1,150°C
1 test machine (two-axis) for fretting fatigue
1 test machine for relaxation
1 test machine for rotating bending tests
1 test machine for heat bending tests
Special furnaces up to 1,300°C

Sample preparation

MTU offers a broad range of sample preparation options:

A huge variety of sample geometries
Sampling from components
Lots of experience in processing materials such as aluminum, steel and nickel-base materials
Customized testing equipment

We have the following machines available for sample preparation: