Zhongxi is a complete laboratory for analysis and testing, also an audited contract laboratory.We can provide a wide range of chemical analysis and material testing services to a diverse international customer base.Our expertise and years of experience enable us to choose the right analytical methods and generate the accurate data needed to solve your toughest problems.
Our global network of Nadcap accredited and Aerospace supplier approved aerospace materials testing laboratories together with our highly experienced team of Aerospace Materials Testing Experts, provide a comprehensive range of materials testing services. These include fatigue testing and fracture mechanics, tension and compression, impact and hardness testing, stress rupture and creep testing for metals, nickel and titanium alloys, aluminum, superalloys, ceramic matrix composites, polymer matrix composites, elastomers, plastics and adhesives.
Zhongxi provides analytical services designed to support both the quality control efforts as well as the materials and product engineering efforts of many suppliers. IMR also provides overflow testing for many internal labs. These include elemental and chemical analysis, mechanical testing, fatigue testing, plating & coating evaluations, failure analysis, corrosion testing and much more.
A PARTNER WITH ONE-STOP SOLUTIONS
Research and Development Support
Whether you are developing new material or new application for existing material, Zhongxi's Engaged Experts have the expertise and access to state-of-the-art laboratories required to complete projects including material characterization, material life predictions and validation projects such as VSE or first article. By having local access to our global platform of experts and resources, Zhongxi helps deliver the certainty you need to transition from R&D to production.
Production Support
We understand you need a strategic testing partner with the capacity, capability and credentials to meet challenging deadlines and quality requirements of production in the Aerospace sector. Staffed with experts with deep industry knowledge, our Nadcap approved materials testing laboratories are constantly improving and innovating our technical and operational excellence, directly impacting how quickly and efficiently we deliver to you.
In-Service Support and Failure Analysis
Zhongxi has the experts to help you manage and resolve any material or product failure problems that you have. Our experienced team of scientists and engineers have hundreds of ‘man years’ in carrying out detailed failure analyses as well as offering fractography, investigative chemistry services, residue analysis and expert witness services.
Nondestructive Testing Services
The non-destructive testing services we offer are designed to comply with a wide variety of industry standards and specifications, as well as unique customer requirements. We use ASNT Central Certification Program (ACCP), SNT-TC-1A certified technicians and Certified Weld Inspectors (CWIs) to deliver a full range of Level III NDT services.
ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
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METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS Case Depth Coatings Evaluations Coating Thickness Decarburization Fracture Mechanics Grain Size Analysis Inclusion Rating Intergranular Attack Machining Evaluations Microhardness (Knoop, Vickers, Macro Vickers) Metallography of Coatings Microstructure Oxide Content Particle Analysis Plating & Coating Evaluation Porosity Powder Morphology Void Content FAILURE ANALYSIS Polymer & Composite Failure Analysis Metallurgical Corrosion Evaluation Root Cause Analysis CORROSION TESTING Accelerated Weathering Cyclic Corrosion Testing Erosion Testing Salt Spray Testing Wear Testing CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Alloy Verification Cleanliness Testing ICP-AES, OES or XRF Elemental Analysis ICP-MS Analysis of Trace Elements Microtrac Particle Size PMI Testing Powder Chemistry
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION TESTING Compound Morphology Crystal Structure Identification of Unknown Powders Phase Identification Powder Diffraction MECHANICAL TESTING Bond Strength Coating Adhesion Erosion Testing Flexural Properties Hardness Testing (Brinell, Rockwell) Hydrogen Embrittlement Impact Testing Creep & Stress Rupture Tensile Testing Taber Abrasion Testing Weld Examination FATIGUE TESTING Axial Fatigue Coating Shear Fatigue Fracture Mechanics High Temperature Low/High Cycle Fatigue Rotating Beam Fatigue (Reverse Bending) COMPOSITES & POLYMERS MATERIAL PROPERTIES Chemical Exposure Testing Chemical Resistance Contaminant Analysis DSC Analysis (Melting Point, Glass Transition, % Crystallinity) FTIR Analytis GC/MS Analysis Material Identification Nonmetallic Failure Analysis PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Coefficient of Thermal Expansion by TMA Compressive Properties Hardness (Rockwell, Durometer, Shore, Barcol) Heat Aging Impact Testing Lap Shear Testing Tensile Testing |
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