Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH
Business Area Services

Static Materials Testing

We provide precise, standards-compliant tests to determine mechanical material properties – including under extreme conditions.

 

Our capabilities

  • Tensile tests according to EN, ISO, and ASTM
  • Compression tests according to ASTM E9 and DIN 50106
  • 3-point and 4-point bending tests
  • Wide temperature range: from –150 °C to 1400 °C, standards-compliant even at high and low temperatures
  • Atmospheres: testing in air, inert gas, or vacuum
  • Combination with local strain analysis (ARAMIS) for detailed material insights
  • Flexible specimen preparation: testing of various geometries and dimensions, e.g. bars, sheets, or special components such as screws, bolts, bearing components

     

Key benefits

  • Reliable, standards-compliant results for materials development and quality assurance
  • Testing under extreme temperatures and special atmospheres
  • Ability to test finished components directly, not just standard specimens
  • Highly detailed analysis of local deformation and material behaviour

     

Examples from practice

  • Standards-compliant tensile and bending tests to verify mill certificates and qualify critical components such as shafts, flanges, or axles
  • High-temperature tensile tests on turbine materials up to 1200 °C
  • Tensile and bending tests on 3D-printed specimens (e.g. Inconel, titanium, stainless steel) to validate process parameters and build orientations