Aerospace Fastener Testing Services
Ensure your aerospace fastener reliability with Element's comprehensive testing solutions. We help you deliver peak performance and safety through rigorous, globally-recognized Aerospace Fastener Testing Services that cover every stage of your product's life cycle, from initial R&D to final verification.
What is Aerospace Fastener Testing at Element?
Aerospace Fastener Testing is a critical process of evaluating the performance, integrity, and reliability of fasteners used in aerospace applications. At Element, we provide comprehensive testing services that investigate fasteners through destructive and non-destructive methods, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality and performance across the entire product lifecycle.
What can Element offer you for Aerospace Fastener Testing?
Key tests offered
Key tests offered
Whether you need to test individual fasteners or fastening systems, Element's highly trained experts are ready to help. We can provide:
Destructive Testing Services:
- Fastener chemical analysis
- Fastener mechanical testing
- Axial tensile testing
- Wedge tensile testing
- Double shear testing
- Single shear testing
- Torque testing
- Proof load testing
- Fastener metallurgical analysis
- Dimensional inspection
- Fastener failure analysis
- Positive material identification
- Fastener low-cycle fatigue testing
- Fastener high-cycle fatigue testing
- Elevated temperature tensiles
- Fastener stress rupture testing
Nondestructive (NDT) Testing Services:
- Fluorescent penetrant
- Magnetic particle inspection
- Radiography or X-ray
Components and materials we test
Components and materials we test
We offer specialized testing for critical aerospace materials including aluminum, titanium, and high nickel alloys. Our comprehensive approach covers individual fasteners and complete fastening systems, ensuring the highest standards of material integrity.
Methods and solutions offered
Methods and solutions offered
We know the aerospace industry has exacting standards – and for good reason. At Element, we offer a comprehensive program of tests to ensure your products deliver the kind of performance you expect. That program includes both destructive and non-destructive testing, support through research and development phases, verification of manufacturing processes, life cycle testing, and failure analysis and investigation.
Cutting-edge equipment we use
Cutting-edge equipment we use
Our experts pride themselves on keeping in front of all the latest developments. Our equipment includes:
- Specialized chemistry department equipment
- Atmospheric heat treatment capabilities
- Advanced metallurgical analysis tools
- Elevated temperature testing apparatus
Which labs offer this service
Which labs offer this service
Our team operates from aerospace industry hubs across the world, providing global access to our expert capabilities. Find your nearest lab on our Locations Page.
Standards we test to and materials we test
Aerospace Specifications
- Procedural Specs: NASM 1312-10, ASTM E292 and E139
- Customer Specs: GE C50TF13, AS 7479, AS 7578, AS 7471D, AS 4777D
Aerospace Material Specification
- AMS 753, AMS 2300, AMS 2301, AMS 2303, AMS 2315, AMS 2380, AMS 2399, AMS 2400, AMS 2411E, AMS 2415H, AMS 2427, AMS 2433B, AMS 2630, AMS 2631, AMS 2632, AMS 2633, AMS 2634, AMS 2635, AMS 2640, AMS 2643, AMS 2645, AMS 2646, AMS 2647, AMS 2700, AMS 4928, AMS 4967, AMS 7250, AMS 7251, AMS 7252, AMS 7253, AMS-H-6088B, AMS-QQ-P-35, AMS-QQ-P-416A, AMS-STD-1595, AMS-STD-2154, AMS-STD-2219, AMS-STD-W-6858
ASTM International
- ASTM F 519
International Fasteners Institute
- IFI 100/107, IFI 101, IFI 112, IFI 113, IFI 114, IFI 124, IFI 125, IFI 135, IFI 138, IFI 520, IFI 525, IFI 533, IFI METRIC FAST STDS
International Organization for Standardization
- ISO 7481JIS B1051
NASM
- NASM 1312- 1, NASM 1312- 3, NASM 1312- 4, NASM 1312- 5, NASM 1312- 5-14, NASM 1312- 6, NASM 1312- 8, NASM 1312- 9, NASM 1312-10, NASM 1312-108, NASM 1312-11, NASM 1312-12, NASM 1312-13, NASM 1312-14, NASM 1312-15, NASM 1312-18, NASM 1312-20, NASM 1312-21, NASM 1312-22, NASM 1312-23, NASM 1312-24, NASM 1312-25, NASM 1312-28, NASM 1312-31, NASM 25027, NASM 6812, NASM 7838
Fastener Materials:
- Aluminum alloys
- Titanium alloys
- High nickel alloys
Fastener Types:
- Aerospace-grade screws
- Bolts
- Complex fastening systems
- Individual mechanical fasteners
Additional Testing Capabilities:
- Atmospheric heat treatment
- Elevated temperature testing
- Stress rupture expertise
Your Challenges, Our Solutions
Stringent Quality Requirements
Regulatory Compliance Complexity
Material Performance Verification
Risk Mitigation in Critical Applications
Why Choose Element
Comprehensive Testing Solutions
Cutting-Edge Material Expertise
Regulatory Compliance Mastery
Global Reach, Local Expertise
Frequently asked questions
What specific atmospheric testing capabilities do you offer?
We provide atmospheric heat treatment for test samples, along with elevated temperature tensile and stress rupture testing expertise for aerospace materials.
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