Testing for Aerospace/Defense

The aerospace industry tests for a wide range of properties; while there is some emphasis on certification, a major component is related to new product development. Materials tend to be more exotic and include light weight, high strength plastics that can take high temperatures, crushable foams, and clear plastics that are used in windows and canopies.

High strain-rate testing for use in impact simulations is important. So are thermal properties such as thermal conductivity, diffusivity of insulating materials as well as composites, metals. Flow and thermal properties of fluids are needed for use in design applications. CAE material calibrations for injection molding simulation, structural analysis and impact simulation are commonplace in this industry.

TestPaks typically ordered by this industry

Testpak ID	Name
G-003	Moldflow/C-MOLD Post-Filling + Juncture Losses
G-771	LS-DYNA High Speed Tensile Rate Dependent Model (MAT_019 or MAT_024 or MAT_089)
G-720	Abaqus Hyperelastic Incompressible (*HYPERELASTIC)
G-753	ANSYS Isotropic Hardening (BISO, MISO)
G-760	ANSYS Hyperelastic w/ compressibility (HYPER)
G-801	MSC.NASTRAN Linear Elastic (MAT1)
G-711	Abaqus Elastic and Plastic model (*ELASTIC *PLASTIC)
G-742	Abaqus Viscoelastic Model (*VISCOELASTIC)
G-000	Moldflow/C-MOLD Filling
G-784	LS-DYNA Simplified Rubber with Rate Dependency (MAT_181)

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Tests typically ordered by this industry

Test ID	Name
M-204	Tensile Stress-Strain, Strength, and Modulus
M-206	Tensile Stress-Strain, Strength, Modulus and Poisson's Ratio
R-011	Capillary Rheology (1 Temperature)
T-010	DSC Scan
SP-105	Specimen Machining Services
M-040	Bearing Strength
M-031	Compressive Strength
D-010	Solid Density
R-015	Thermal Flow Stability
M-425	Izod Pendulum Impact