In-Depth Material Mechanical Property Testing and Analysis
Kratos OpenSpace, through its division Kratos SRE, offers a comprehensive range of material mechanical property testing and analysis services that cater to industrial, aerospace, and military clients. With a team of experienced engineers specializing in materials behavior, analysis, and evaluation, Kratos provides top-notch support for various project needs. The company's cutting-edge facilities are equipped with advanced testing instruments, making Kratos a recognized industry leader in high-temperature evaluation of advanced materials.
Testing Parameters, Facilities, and Instrumentation
Kratos SRE enables clients to study material behaviors across temperatures ranging from cryogenic to over 5500°F. The laboratory evaluates a wide array of materials, including resin, metal and ceramic composites, graphites, carbon/carbons, and monolithic ceramics. Kratos goes beyond standard ASTM methods, customizing tests as necessary for specific materials or applications. With over 40 fully-instrumented test stands - many unique to Kratos - the facility boasts mechanical and servo-hydraulically driven machines calibrated to ASTM E4-89 standards. Instrumentation includes strain gages, extensometers, modal acoustic emission sensors, and strain field visualization tools like DIC.
Specialized Mechanical Property Tests
Kratos SRE offers specialized mechanical property tests for various applications, including lifetime studies of materials in high-temperature air environments, materials testing for space structures, strain visualization, characterization of large structures under multi-axis loads, and finite element analysis. These tests are essential for ensuring the structural integrity and performance of materials in demanding environments.
Basic Mechanical Property Tests
The facility conducts basic material mechanical property tests such as tension, compression, shear, plate, flexure, dynamic modulus, heat-treatment, fatigue, creep, and stress rupture. These tests cover a wide range of temperatures and conditions, providing valuable data on material performance under different stress scenarios. Kratos' expertise in these fundamental tests contributes significantly to material characterization and evaluation.