Capabilities
PES Machining and Testing Equipment Capabilities
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Machining Capabilities
- Saw cutting and sectioning of material up to 42″ in diameter
- Final preparation of all size flat and round tensiles specimens per ASTM E8 and ASTM A370
- Machining of all size Charpy Impact specimens
- Wire EDM machining for test specimens, including J1c and K1c samples
- Capabilities to design and machine custom fixturing to meet unique testing requirements
Mechanical Testing
- Load cells ranging from 1,000 lbf. to 120,000 lbf. for tensile and proof load testing
- Elevated and Cold Temperature Tensile Testing ranging from -320°F to 1,800°F
- Fastener testing
- Charpy V-Notch testing for temperatures ranging from -320°F to 600°F
- Stress and Creep Rupture testing up to 1,800°F
- Cold, Room, and Elevated K1c and J1c Fracture Toughness Testing up to 600°F
- High Cycle Fatigue up to 1800°F, all load ratios
- HCF up to 40 Hz
- Low Cycle Fatigue up to 1800°F, all strain ratios
- LCF Strain Control up to 2 Hz, Stress Control up to 40 Hz
- Cyclic Stress Strain from room temperature to 1800°F
- HRA, HRBW, HRC, HBW, Superficial, Macro/Microindentation Hardness Testing
- Weld Qualification Testing, including post weld heat treatment
Metallurgical Testing
- PAX-itTM Image Analyzing Software
- Digital imaging up to 2000X
- SEM and EMPA analysis available
- Macroetching
- Corrosion Testing for Duplex and Austenitic Stainless Steels
- Root Cause and Failure Analysis
- Simulated heat treatment, including water and/or oil quench
Chemical Analysis
- OES for Carbon and Stainless Steels, Aluminum, Copper and Brass
- ICP for all materials
- LECO analysis for Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Hydrogen
- Carbide analysis for Density, Porosity and Chemistry
- Analysis of recycled and reclaimed materials
