CHARACTERISTICS
The Material Testing Laboratory supports practical classes in various fields, such as material mechanics, impact and structural analysis, vibration, noise and acoustic analysis. This laboratory also supports research activities where the mechanical component of materials and structural systems is relevant.
EQUIPMENT
Tensile and compression machine test with fatigue option
Instron 8874K2515 25 kN
DARTEC 600 kN
Universal hardness tester “Galileo Mod.D200” in Rockwell (HRC) , Brinell (HB) e Vickers (HV);
Photoelastic experiments with a transmission polariscope “Gunt HAMBURG Mod.FL200”;
Pendulum Impact Testing Machine “WOLPERT, D-6700 Ludwigshafen”: 1 charpy pendulum hammer for 300/150 Joule;
Impact test – Drop Tower 9-meter-high (DEM internal design);
High speed camera (250 000 frames per second);
Drop weight equipment for sheet metal indentation test in automotive industry (DEM internal design);
Hopkinson impact test (DEM internal design);
4 axis machine with 50kN capacity (DEM internal design);
Data Acquisition System HBM
Spectral analyser "LMS SCADAS Mobile - SIEMENS, Model: SCM205“
Spectral analyser "LMS SCADAS
LINKS TO INDUSTRY
The Materials Testing Laboratory has been supporting several industrial companies in the context of provision of services, integrating mechanical characterization tests of: materials, mechanical components and structural systems.
SERVICES
The Materials Testing Laboratory has been supporting several industrial companies in the context of provision of services, integrating mechanical characterization tests of: materials, mechanical components and structural systems.
Contact:
Nuno Ricardo Maia Peixinho
peixinho@dem.uminho.pt
+351 253 510 230/20
+351 253 516 007