OVERVIEW
Acronym
MECAEXP-PTAPartner institution
Aix-Marseille Université
Description
MECAEXP consists of instruments that allow mechanical characterization of materials and structures such as polymers, composite materials, and interfaces (e.g., friction, debounding, glueing).
SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN
Scientific domain
PE11_13 - Metamaterials engineering - Materials Engineering
Keywords
Mechanical testings ; imaging ; kinematic field measurements ; aging tests; tribology
INFRASTRUCTURE
Remote access details
The facility is open to research actors of both the public and private sectors.
AMENITIES
Equipment
The services/tools MECAEXP provides include:
-traction, compression, torsion and fatigue testing instruments (e.g., servohydraulic machines),
-dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA),
-structural testing machine,
-3D imaging,
-full-field measurements,
-climate and aging chambers,
-tribometer,
-chemical preparation room.