Facility Features
The 123,000-square-foot building can house up to 20 faculty and researchers and 100 graduate students. The research center contains specialized laboratories, a clean room, an imaging suite, advanced information technology equipment and faculty offices. In addition, two high-tech seminar rooms, one seating 125 people and another seating 40, are available for research conferences and special seminars. The spacious, central atrium provides a welcoming environment for researchers and visitors to interact.
Services
- Research and Development
- Advanced Materials Testing and characterization
- Composites Testing (Equivalency and Qualification)
- Condition / Environment (DO-160)
- Nanotechnologies
- Chemical Analysis
- Corrosion Testing
- Failure Analysis
- Metallography
Capabilities
HRC research and testing laboratories are equipped with a wide range of specialized equipment to obtain physical and mechanical testing properties of composite, metallic and non-metallic materials and structures. Tests and research may be performed in accordance with industry specifications and standards, including ASTM, MIL-SPEC, ISO, FTMS, SACMA, ABS, DNV, DO-160 and others. Some of the important properties of composites that can be measured are:
- Strength, hardness and modulus
- Salt spray, humidity and accelerated aging and weathering
- Heat distortion and softening point properties
- Dynamic and static impact
- Shear strength and modulus
- Water absorption
- Peel
- Fiber/resin ratio
- Fatigue and creep up to 1600°C
- Chemical exposure properties
- Drop weight impact
- Microstructural characterization
- Izod and Charpy impact