Complimenting the test track and structural test laboratories, the materials laboratories provide failure analysis and investigation of material processes and properties to help identify contributions to failure from mechanical causes and from process related issues.
Facilities
Scanning electron microscope with EPMA
Optical microscopes with photographic capability
Optical emission spectrometer
Fourier transform infra-red gas chromatograph
Atomic absorption equipment
Ultrasonics
Duplex ferrograph (particles in oil)
Tensile test machines
Crack detection equipment (MPI)
Hardness test machines
Oil and fuel analysis apparatus
Adhesion, chip and impact resistance
Colour stability of plastics
Flamability testing
