Aerospace components put to environmental tests

Smithers Rapra has a proven track record in providing a rapid and flexible fluid susceptibility testing service to the aerospace and defence markets.

No other industry sector has as many safety criteria as aviation.

Global aviation markets demand ever increasing product qualification requirements to ensure that aerospace components are fully compatible with the changing environments in which they operate.

Many aviation products and components are susceptible to accidental or deliberate fluid contamination, where material degradation as a result of fluid susceptibility can lead to premature failure with sometimes catastrophic results.

Among an extensive range of materials and product testing and consultancy services, independent polymer consultant Smithers Rapra has a proven track record in providing a rapid and flexible fluid susceptibility testing service to the aerospace and defence markets.

The company can perform fluid contamination tests, using various chamber sizes, on aircraft components and products by spraying, immersing or brushing fluids commonly used in airborne and ground operations at regular intervals over a wide temperature range.

Tests may be carried out to a number of aerospace standards including: EUROCAE, RTCA/DO-160, DEF STAN 00-35 Part 3 Test CN4, BS3G 100:Part 2 and MIL-STD-810.

In addition, the company can develop test schedules to customer specific parameters.

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