Composite Testing

Composite Testing

GIS provide accurate and fast testing services for composites and related materials.

We support customers across the aerospace, automotive, building, chemical, consumer, energy, manufacturing, medical, and materials industries with our state-of-art facilities, experts, and solutions.

Composite materials tested include thermoset and thermoplastic composites, laminates, fiber reinforced composites, core materials, resins, films, and adhesives.

Examples of composites test methods:

• Composite Materials ASTM D3039
• Sandwich Core Materials ASTM C297
• Open-Hole ASTM D5766
• Plastics ASTM D638

Figures of Stress-strain curves of nylon 6 and its CNF nanocomposites

Table of Mechanical properties of nylon 6 and nylon 6/CNF nanocomposites

1. COMPRESSION:

  • Composites ASTM D3410
  • Matrix Laminates ASTM D6742
  • Compressive Properties of
    Polymer Matrix Composite (CLC)
    ASTM D6641 Plastics ASTM D695
  • Sandwich Beam ASTM D5467
  • Open Hole ASTM D6484
  • Strength of Damaged Plates ASTM D7137
  • Sandwich Cores ASTM C365
  • Rigid Cellular Plastics ASTM D1621

2. IMPACT:

  • Damage Resistance ASTM D7136
  • Multiaxial Impact ASTM D3763

3. THERMAL:

  • DSC ASTM D3418
  • DMA ASTM D4065
  • Flexural DMA ASTM D7028
  • TGA ASTM E1131
  • TMA ASTM E831

4. CURE:

  • Cure Behavior by DMA ASTM D4473
  • Gel Time ASTM D3532

5. SHEAR:

  • Short Beam Shear ASTM D2344
  • In-Plane Shear ASTM D3518
  • Beam Flexural ASTM C397
  • V-Notched Beam Shear ASTM D5379
  • In-Plane Shear ASTM D3846
  • Shear by Puncture ASTM D732
  • Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials ASTM C273
  • V-Notched Rail Shear ASTM D7078
  • Shear Pull-Through ASTM D7332

6. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS:

  • Fracture Toughness Mode I ASTM D5528

7. PEEL:

  • Bond Strength / Ply Adhesion ASTM F904
  • Climbing Drum Peel of Adhesives ASTM D1781
  • Peel Adhesion ASTM D3330
  • Peel Adhesion to Rigid Substrates ASTM D429
  • T-Peel of Adhesives ASTM D1876
  • Floating Roller Peel of Adhesives ASTM D3167

8. MOISTURE:

  • Water Absorption ASTM C272
  • Moisture Conditioning ASTM D5229

9. LAP SHEAR:

  • Lap Shear Metals ASTM D1002
  • Lap Shear Adhesively Bonded Plastics ASTM D3163
  • Lap Shear Sandwich Joints ASTM D3164
  • Lap Shear Adhesive Joints ASTM D3528
  • Lap Shear Thick Adherend Metal ASTM D5656
  • Lap Shear Adhesion for Fiber Reinforced Plastics ASTM D5868

10. FLEXURAL:

  • Matrix Composites ASTM D7264
  • Four-Point Bending ASTM D6272
  • Core Shear ASTM C393
  • Plastics ASTM D790

11. ANALYTICAL:

  • Density of Core Materials ASTM C271
  • Ignition Loss ASTM D2584
  • Void Content ASTM D2734
  • Content Analysis ASTM D3171
  • FTIR ASTM E168

12. ELECTRICAL:

  • Volume and Surface Resistivity ASTM D257
  • Dielectric Strength ASTM D149
  • Dielectric Constant / Dissipation Factor ASTM D150

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