Advanced Materials & Testing

Understanding the effects of temperature and humidity on material samples and parts can be critical. Applied can perform temperature and humidity environmental qualification testing for samples of various shapes and sizes. Samples up to 20 x 20 x 20 inches can be temperature cycled between -40 – 120 °C with relative humidity between 10-90% using Applied’s Thermotron SM-8 temperature and humidity chamber.

Applied can perform many different surface profilometry measurements using a Bruker Dektak 150 Surface Profiler with an automated sample stage. This instrument can measure 3-D surface topography for samples up to 150 x 150 mm X-Y with thicknesses up to 1 mm. Step height measurements as well as various other custom experiments, can also be performed.

Applied can perform measurement of surface or volume resistivity of materials in the 1 – 1.0 x 1012 Ohms range. Measurements are performed to ASTM D257 specifications, to your specifications, or we can custom tailor a method to suit your product or testing needs.

Applied can perform measurement of IR reflectance and emittance (emissivity) using an AZ Technology Temp 2000A Emissometer/reflectometer. This instrument can measure total hemispherical reflectance between approximately 3 micrometers to greater than 35 micrometers wavelength. Both normal and hemispherical 300k (ambient) emittance measurements can be performed.

Infrared properties are measured in accordance with the ASTM E408 specifications, to your specifications, or we can custom tailor a method to suit your product or testing needs.

Applied can perform infrared (IR) transmission, reflection, and absorption measurements using a Bruker Tensor 27 infrared spectrometer coupled with a gold-coated integrating sphere. IR spectra of samples in many forms including liquids, solids, or films may be collected in the spectral range from 1 – 25 microns. Infrared spectra are measured in accordance with the ASTM E1252 specifications to your specifications, or we can custom tailor a method to suit your product or testing needs.

Applied can perform ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared transmission, reflection, and absorption measurements of film samples using a Perkin Elmer Lambda 950 UV/Vis/NIR spectrometer coupled with a Spectralon coated integrating sphere. Spectroscopic measurements can also be performed on liquid samples using quartz cuvettes and a standard optics configuration. Calculation of air mass zero or air mass 1.5 solar transmittance, reflectance, or absorptance values can also be performed from the measured data for film samples. Spectra of samples in many forms, including liquids, solids, or films, may be collected in the spectral range from 250 – 2500 nm (and higher in some cases).

Applied can perform measurement of coefficient of thermal expansion, creep, and glass transition temperature in the temperature range from -150 °C – 1000 °C using dynamic or modulated TMA modes using a TA Instruments Q400 Thermomechanical Analyzer. Probe configurations include expansion, macro expansion, penetration, and film/fiber probes for testing samples of many different configurations. Testing can be performed in accordance with the ASTM E831 standard, to your specifications, or we can custom tailor a method to suit your product or testing needs.