Fracture Mechanics and Fracture Toughness Testing

We provide comprehensive fracture mechanics and toughness testing services, including critical value determinations and resistance measurements. Our specialized testing capabilities extend to  highly corrosive sour service environments and various temperature conditions, ensuring realistic assessments of material durability.

Our testing capabilities include:

Specimen geometries:

• Compact Tension (CT)
• Middle Tension (MT)
• Single-Edge Notched Tension (SENT)
• Single-Edge Notched Bend (SENB or three-point bend)
• Extended Compact Tension (ECT)
• Centre Cracked Tension (CCT)
• Surface Cracked Tension (SCT)
• Composite Materials under modes I, II, and III loading

Characterization methods:

• Single point critical values: CTOD, J integral, and K
• Tearing resistance diagrams: J-R and CTOD-R curves

Additional testing services:

• Pre-cracking
• Fatigue testing
• Corrosion fatigue testing
• Tensile testing
• Charpy/Izod impact testing
• Bend testing
• Shear testing
• Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)
• Torque testing
• Ring flattening/Flat ring testing
• Nick break testing
• Fillet fracture testing
• Drop weight testing
• Hardness testing
• Fracture mechanics in sour environments
• CTOD Testing
• Testing K1C Value
• Testing J1C and JR Values
• T-notch Testing

Our testing capabilities cover all critical components in oil and gas, transportation, aerospace and defense, power generation, and infrastructure industries. We specialize in testing both metallic and non-metallic materials, with particular expertise in materials for sour service environments and advanced materials. Our comprehensive testing services support components including:

• Pipelines and equipment exposed to corrosive environments
• Critical structural components requiring fitness-for-service assessment
• Advanced materials requiring mode I, II, and III loading analysis
• Components requiring engineering critical assessment
• Materials used in extreme temperature applications

Our testing methods encompass both standard and custom protocols, featuring advanced characterization techniques and specialized environmental testing capabilities. We provide in-depth analysis through:

• Single point critical values analysis: CTOD, J integral, and K
• Tearing resistance diagrams: J-R and CTOD-R curves
• Pre-cracking and fatigue testing
• Stress corrosion cracking evaluation
• Custom test procedure development for specific environments
• Data analysis for fitness-for-service assessment

Our state-of-the-art facilities enable testing under highly corrosive conditions, including sour service environments. We conduct tests at both elevated and sub-ambient temperatures, providing results that accurately reflect real-world operating conditions. Our environmental testing capabilities include:

• In-situ fracture toughness tests under corrosive conditions
• Temperature-controlled testing environments
• Specialized test procedures for carbon steels and corrosion-resistant alloys
• Environmental simulation for oil and gas applications
• Advanced monitoring of environmental parameters