Evaluation of material properties and performance
PLATFORM
control & test
thermomecanical fire test
- propane flame bench
T° max 1750°C, thermal gradient coupling and tensile test (20kN - 5Hz), measurements: thermal cameras, pyrometers, thermocouples
impact test bench
- 3 gas launcher
ø: 40mm, 60mm, 120mm, impact velocities: 50-800m/s, projectile masses: 10g-1.8kg, 5 ultra-fast cameras: 100000 i/s
icing bench
- Goniometer (in the temperature range -30°C/+160°C)
- Ice breakout bench
- Icing tunnel (under study): section: 20x20 cm², NACA profile, speeds: up to 80m/s (at -18°C)
imaging & mechanical testing
- RX microtomograph (Ø150 mm x 500 mm, resolution: 2µm)
- microscopes: SEM, inverted optics, confocal, stereo
- tensile and fatigue machines (± 100 kN) hot (T° max = 1000°C)
- micro hardness tester