TxIS

Texas Institute of Science
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Test Capabilities

Within its network, TxIS controls a large number of test facilities.

 

    MECHANICAL TESTING  
     
    • Vibration  
    • Fatigue (Axial, Torsional, Rotating Beam, Crack
     Propagation,Thermal Spray Coating, Coating Shear,
     Thermo-mechanical)
 
    • Tensile (Bar, Bond, High Temp.)  
    • Hardness  
    • Shear  
    • Charpy Impact  
    • Scratch Resistance  
    • Abrasion Resistance  
    • Fracture Mechanics  
    • Coefficient of Friction  
    • Compression  
    • Weld  
    • Fasteners  
    • Stress Corrosion Cracking  
    • Tube Testing (Tensile, Hydrostatic Pressure, Flare)  
    • Failure Analysis  
       
    NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING  
     
    • Liquid Penetrant Testing  
    • Magnetic Particle Inspection  
    • Eddy-Current Testing  
    • Ultrasonic Testing  
    • Radiographic Testing  
       
    FAILIURE ANALYSIS  
     
    • Fracture Evaluation  
    • Fatigue  
    • Fractography  
    • Overload  
    • Ductile/Brittle Failures  
    • Chemical Attack  
    • Stress Corrosion Cracking  
    • Contamination and Corrosion Analysis  
    • Weld Analysis  
    • Reverse Engineering of Components  
    • Environmental exposure  
       
    METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS  
     
    • Light Microscopy  
    • Particle Analysis (Identification, Size, Distribution)  
    • Scanning Electron Microscopy  
    • Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy  
    • X-Ray Fluorescence  
    • Quantitative Image Analysis & Surface Topography  
    • Porosity Evaluation   
    • Fractography  
    • Weld Qualification  
    • Optical Emission Spectroscopy  
    • Induced Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy  
    • Positive Material Identification  
    • Raman spectroscopy  
    • Alloy Verification / Identification  
       
    COATING AND PLATING ANALYSIS  
     
    • Thickness  
    • Solvent resistance  
    • Cure testing  
    • Contamination analysis  
    • Peel testing  
    • Chemical analysis  
       
    CHEMICAL ANALYSIS  
     
    • Metals  
    • Alloys  
    • Oxides, Glasses and Ceramics  
    • Coatings  
    • Oils and Fluids  
    • Hydraulic Fluids  
    • Lubricants  
    • Lubricants Thermal Analysis  
    • Lubricants and Fluids Compatibility  
    • Biodegradability of Lubricants and Fluids  
    • Trace Analysis  
    • Ferrography  
    • Liquid Fuels  
    • Fuel Test Methods (ASTM, IP, DIN, ISO)  
    • Fuel and Lubricant Additives  
    • Biofuels  
    • Ethanol Fuels  
    • Fluids Rheology  
    • Rubbers & Plastics  
    • Polymers and Additives Identification  
       
       
    THERMAL ANALYSIS  
     
    • Differential scanning calorimetry  
    • Thermogravimetric analysis  
    • Thermomechanical analysis  
    • Differential thermal analysis  
    • Dynamic mechanical analysis  
    • Dielectric thermal analysis  
       
    PLASTICS & POLYMERS TESTING  
     
    • Composites  
    • Alloys and Blends  
    • Degree of crystallinity  
    • Accelerated aging (heat, fluids)  
    • Biodegradability (identification, degree and rate)  
    • Coefficient of thermal expansion  
    • Flammability  
    • Melt flow rate & viscosity  
    • Melting point and glass transition  
    • Electrical properties (dielectric, resistivity)  
    • Water absorption  
    • Tensile, flexural, & compressive properties  
    • Impact (Gardner, Izod)  
    • UV exposure  
    • Hardness (shore, rockwell)  
    • Creep & fatigue  
    • Coefficient of friction  
    • Taber abrasion  
    • Analytical Testing (Chromatography, Spectrometry, X-Ray 
         Fluorescence, X-Ray Diffraction, NMR Spectroscopy)  
    • Thermal Analysis  
    • Rheological Analysis  
       
    CORROSION TESTING  
     
    • Identification of corrodents  
    • Stress corrosion cracking  
    • Environmental stress cracking  
    • Estimation of components service life  
    • Corrosiveness of Fluids  
    • Corrosion Rates of Metals  
    • Inter granular Corrosion  
    • Pitting Corrosion  
    • Hydrogen-Induced Cracking Test  
    • Sulfide Stress Corrosion Cracking  
    • Chloride Stress Corrosion  
    • Ammonia Vapour  
    • Galvanic Corrosion  
    • Microbiological Corrosion  
    • Environmental Simulation   
    • Corrosion Failure Analysis  
    • Salt Spray  
    • Engine Coolants   
    • Corrosive Properties of Petroleum Refined Products