Expert Aerospace Materials Testing Services

Material testing typically starts with reviewing the part, material, drawing, specification, or performance requirement. The lab then defines the appropriate test method, prepares fixtures or specimens, runs controlled testing, records measurements, analyzes failure modes or performance limits, and provides documented results. For aerospace programs, traceability, calibration, repeatability, and standards-based reporting are especially important.

AS9100 is a quality management standard for aviation, space, and defense organizations. It builds on ISO 9001 with added aerospace requirements for risk management, traceability, configuration control, supplier quality, and product safety. While B83 Testing & Engineering is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited as a testing laboratory, AS9100 often influences the customer specifications and documentation requirements used in aerospace testing.

CMT can refer to construction materials testing, which evaluates materials such as concrete, soil, asphalt, and structural elements for strength and compliance. In the context of aerospace materials testing, the focus is typically different: metallic, composite, polymer, or component-level performance under loads, vibration, shock, fatigue, temperature, humidity, or altitude conditions.

Common aerospace material tests include tensile, compression, fatigue, proof load, ultimate strength, vibration, mechanical shock, environmental exposure, thermal shock, and load/displacement testing. The right method depends on whether the goal is to validate raw material properties, qualify a component, investigate a failure, or prove performance under expected service conditions.

Testing timelines vary based on specimen preparation, fixture design, standard requirements, equipment availability, and test duration. Simple mechanical tests may move quickly once samples are ready, while fatigue, environmental cycling, or custom field data replication can require longer programs. B83 is known for flexible scheduling and accommodating changing client demands where technically feasible.

Yes. B83 Testing & Engineering develops unique fixtures and custom test setups when standard methods do not fully represent the part, load path, mounting condition, or service environment. Engineer-led fixture design is especially valuable for aerospace components where geometry, boundary conditions, and data accuracy can significantly affect the usefulness of test results.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation demonstrates that a laboratory operates under recognized quality, technical, calibration, and competency requirements for testing. For aerospace customers, this supports confidence in data integrity, method control, equipment traceability, and reporting practices. B83 Testing & Engineering is accredited by ANAB as an ISO/IEC 17025 testing laboratory.

Aerospace customers should be prepared to provide drawings, material information, applicable standards, load cases, environmental conditions, pass/fail criteria, sample quantities, and any required reporting format. If the test is developmental, B83 can help translate design questions into a practical test plan that produces actionable engineering data.