Composite Laboratory

Composite Laboratory has been used predominately by materials science graduate students involved in research supported by the Center for Advanced Materials and Structures http://www.engr.du.edu/CFAMS/CFAMS_Home.htm. The following tests have been conducted in the lab: stress corrosion testing of glass/polymer composites under static and dynamic loads, high voltage testing of composites used in composite high voltage insulators, thermal expansion testing of materials. Major equipment in the lab includes: (1) Hipotronic High Voltage System, (2) Digital Wave Corporation 8-bit 4 channel Acoustic Emission system, (3) Applied Test Systems fixture, in-house designed four-point bend fixture, and a Netzsch 402C dilatometer.