Strength department
The Strength Test Laboratory (No. 1151) is accredited by the Czech Accreditation Institute (CAI) as per CSN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and it holds a Certificate from General Electric Aircraft Engines. It is a member of the Czech Testing Laboratories Association and is the largest test laboratory of the company with unique equipment for testing of structural materials.
Laboratory profile:
The Laboratory is engaged in experimental research, development, testing, and counseling in the area of reli-ability improvement, cutting down the material costs for constructions and the components exposed to static and dynamic stress under various conditions.
- determination of the basic mechanical and brittle-fracture properties as per CSN and foreign standards at normal, reduced and high temperatures up to 1200 °C
- establishment of the low-cycle and high-cycle fatigue properties of material at normal, reduced, and high temperatures up to 1200 °C, interaction of fatigue and creep, research of the damaging mechanisms
- thermal fatigue
- assessment of defect admissibility, identification of the details on fissure propagation and on threshold values, assessment of the residual service life of parts with defects
- determination of fatigue strength and service life of the structural parts, improvement of fatigue strength by the surface finishes
- determination of the contact and bending fatigue strength of gears
Laboratory activity:
- pressure vessel tests by internal overpressure - static as well as dynamic tests. Experimental evaluation of the static and dynamic bearing power of the pipe sections of a diameter of up to 1000 mm
- technological tests of sheets, wires, ropes, and tubes, sheet deep drawability tests
- technical counseling activity in the area of materials, strength, fatigue, structure, and treatment technology, consultation and supervision of the construction of investment units, and material supplies supervision
- chemical analysis of ferrous materials using an optical-emission analyzer
- optical and scanning electron microscopy, metallographic and fractographic analysis
- tests of corrosion under voltage, corrosion fatigue of hydrogen induced cracking
- determination of fatigue strength and the service life of structural parts and bulky components, certification tests
- quality assessment of weld joints under Czech, foreign and international regulations
- experimental research of the mechanical and fatigue properties of composite materials and components, damaging accumulation assessment
- static and dynamic tensiometric measurements when assessing the strength and bearing capacity of the parts in the laboratory and at the customer's premises
Contact:
Department Manager - Ing. Ivan Fürbacher, CSc.
Phone: +420 222 724 043
Mobile: +420 602 254 826
E-mail: strength@svum.cz
