Mechanical Testing Lab
Scientists and engineers utilize NETL’s state-of the-art Mechanical Testing Laboratory to determine the mechanical behavior and performance of materials. Our researchers test a material’s ability to withstand cyclical mechanical loads for a large number of cycles and resulting crack growth behavior of materials at temperatures up to 1200 °C. They also study the ability of materials to withstand mechanical loads for long periods of time up to 1100 °C. This Lab also has capabilities to test a material’s compressive and tensile strength—the resistance to breaking under tension—from room temperature to 1200 °C, as well as impact testing and hot-hardness testing.
Mechanical Testing Lab
Scientists and engineers utilize NETL’s state-of the-art Mechanical Testing Laboratory to determine the mechanical behavior and performance of materials. Our researchers test a material’s ability to withstand cyclical mechanical loads for a large number of cycles and resulting crack growth behavior of materials at temperatures up to 1200 °C. They also study the ability of materials to withstand mechanical loads for long periods of time up to 1100 °C. This Lab also has capabilities to test a material’s compressive and tensile strength—the resistance to breaking under tension—from room temperature to 1200 °C, as well as impact testing and hot-hardness testing.