Mechanical Testing and Materials

Characterization Services

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has operated a full service mechanical testing and materials
characterization laboratory for over 30 years. Our experienced team has performed quick turnaround testing
services for a multitude of government and commercial clients, from small-scale testing to overall test programs
for material qualifications. Our testing support staff includes a Ph.D metallurgical scientist and an engineering
staff with 100 years of combined materials experience.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation is an independent, nonprofit,

applied scientific research and development organization. As
a nonprofit, we partner with clients to provide the best possible
advanced engineering & manufacturing solutions. Our facilities are
built and approved to protect sensitive manufacturing, programs,
and information processing. We offer extensive test services
expertise, including:
• Specialty Testing
• Mechanical Testing – High Temperature and Cryogenic
• Materials Characterization Preparation and Examination
• Dynamic Tear and Drop Weight Testing

Advanced Engineering
& Manufacturing CTC’s quality management system is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D:2016;
CTC’s environmental management system is certified to 14001:2015.
 Testing Services
Specialty Testing High Temperature (3100°F) Vacuum Materials Dynamic Tear
Including and Cryogenic Testing at Strain Rates of Characterization and Drop Weight
Instrumentation and up to Approximately 20 in/in/sec Preparation and Testing
Process Development Examination

Tinius-Olsen Universal Reichert Metallograph

Testing Machine 120 kip
MTS 1 - 50kip load capacity,
3100°F max temperature
Custom Component with inert environment, rapid
Load Testing strain rates

MTS 810

MTS 2 - 55kip load capacity,

-450°F to 2300°F LECO M-400-G
Microhardness Tester

Tinius Olsen Impact Tester
- 300 ft lbs load capacity for
Process inspection and Charpy, Izod and tension
load testing of designed impact tests, capable
materials of temperatures down to -452°F
SEM with up to 100,000x Instron Drop Tower - 20,000
MTS 3 - 200kip load magnification, EDS-EBSD ft-lbs capability at full load and
capacity, 2200°F max drop height, specimen test
temperature in ambient temperatures down to -452°F
environment

Corrosion Testing
• Accelerated Weathering – ASTM G26
• Alternate Immersion – ASTM G44
• ASSET Testing – ASTM G66
• Condensation – ASTM D4585
• Cyclic Corrosion – GMW14872
• EXCO Test – ASTM G34
• Filiform Corrosion – ASTM D2803C
• Filiform Corrosion – ASTM D2803,
Procedure C
• Humidity – ASTM D1748, D1735
• Hydrogen Embrittlement – C-rings –
ASTM F519
• Modified Salt Fog Testing – ASTM G85,
Annex 1, 2, 3, 5
• NAMLT Testing – ASTM G67
• Salt Fog Testing – ASTM B117
• Sandwich Corrosion – ASTM F1110
• Stress Corrosion Cracking – ASTM G64,
G58, G47, G49
• Total Immersion Corrosion – ASTM F483
• Ultraviolet (A or B) Condensation –
ASTM D4587
Testing Capabilities
Destructive Testing
• Bearing Strength Testing – ASTM E238
• Bend and Flexure Testing – ASTM E290
• Compression Testing – ASTM B312, ASTM B331,
ASTM B528, ASTM E9, ASTM E209
• Custom Load/Cyclic/Displacement tests according
to customer needs
• Dynamic Tear Testing – ASTM E604,
ASTM E208
• Ductility and Formability Testing
• Fatigue – ASTM E466, ASTM E606 load and strain
control up to 50 kip
• Fracture Toughness – ASTM E399, ASTM E1820
• Fracture Toughness – ASTM E399,
ASTM E1820
• Fracture Testing – ASTM E643
• Impact Testing – ASTM E23
• In-Plane Shear – ASTM D3518
• Precision Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio – ASTM
E111, ASTM E132
• Rotating Bending Fatigue Testing
• Tension Testing – ASTM E8, ASTM D412, ASTM E21
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Materials Compatibility
• Various substrates and methods
• Programs developed in-house
Metallurgical Analysis
• Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS)
• Hardness Testing – ASTM E18, ASTM E384
• Image Analysis – ASTM E45, ASTM E112,
ASTM E1122, ASTM E1245
• Microhardness Testing – ASTM B578
• Nanohardness Testing
• Optical Microscopy
• Sample Preparation
• State-of -the-art Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM) with 100,000x
magnification along with EDAX/EBSD and
elemental mapping
CTC has 16,000 square feet of lab space
and 130,000 square feet of high bay work/
demonstration space.
Contact
Kyle Reasbeck, Senior Mechanic Engineer,
(814) 248-7547, reasbeck@ctc.com
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