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ATLAS (Aerospace Testing and Life Assessment System Laboratory)
The Aerospace Testing and Life Assessment System (ATLAS) Laboratory is a cutting-edge, multi-user research facility for testing materials under extreme environmental conditions, from -150°C to 1200°C. This facility was established through a $1.4M grant from the Office of Naval Research, making it unique in the country.
We specialize in fatigue, creep, and failure tests on metallic, composite, and polymer materials and focus on predicting the strength and durability of composite bonded joints for a range of applications in air, sea, and space. We are equipped with advanced test frames for faculty and students to study and develop material models. This lab will support industries such as aerospace, maritime, and space exploration with material testing for extreme environments.
Clarkson and non-Clarkson users who are interested in using the equipment should reach out to the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department: email mae@clarkson.edu, 315-268-6586.
Available Instruments
The Multistation Kappa machine is for tensile creep tests of plastics from -40C to +250C, six stations each at 10 kN capacity. Non-contact videoXtens for independent strain measurements are available at each station. The system comes with the long term test program as well as the All-In-Suite, so the machine can be used for normal tensile, tear/peel/adhesion tests up to the max test speed and max travel of the system. Compression and flexure tests can also be performed, but would require additional fixturing.
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The Kappa DS10 creep tester, 10 kN capacity, with adapters for flat specimens according to ASTM D 638 type 1. Chamber range -150C to +250C. Clip-on extensometer with 50 mm gaugelength. Long term test programs are available, as well as All-In-Suite, so the machine could also be used for other tensile, compression, and flex tests within the range of speed and travel, assuming other tools and fixtures are used.
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The Allround 100 kN static tester boasts four high temperature furnaces, going up to 1250 C. Specimen inserts for threaded head M12. The equipment contains LaserXtens with field of view up to 120mm using both cameras, master tensile program to ASTM E8, and All-In-Suite. This machine can be used for tensile, flex, compression tests within the range of speed and travel with or without the furnaces in place. Other tests are available with appropriate upgrades.
The HC100 Servohydraulic tester has a 100kN capacity, with hydraulic body over wedge grips included, jaws for both flats and round specimens up to approximately 10mm. This machine could be equipped with other tools such as compression and flexure. Includes TestXpert Research for fatigue testing.
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