Mechanical and fatigue testing laboratory for materials and joints

• Engineering & Technology

A laboratory specializing in the characterization of the static and dynamic mechanical behavior of metallic materials and welded joints through standardized testing across a wide range of loads, temperatures, and environmental conditions.

Testing and evaluation are performed in accordance with ISO, ASTM, and EN standards.

Equipment

• MTS Landmark servo-hydraulic testing system.
• INSTRON 8801 servo-hydraulic testing system.
• Zwick static testing equipment.
• W&B static testing equipment.
• Extensometers.
• High-temperature furnace capable of reaching 1,000 °C.
• Integrated corrosion system for testing in hydrogen environments.
• Vickers microhardness tester.
• Rockwell, Brinell, and Vickers hardness testers.
• 300 J Charpy impact pendulum.

• Static mechanical testing, including tensile, compression, and bending tests
• High-cycle and low-cycle fatigue testing
• Fracture characterization
• -High-temperature testing up to 1,000 °C
• In-situ testing in the presence of hydrogen
• Hardness measurements
• Charpy impact testing
• Evaluation of welded joints and heat-affected zones (HAZ)
• Verification of compliance with ISO, ASTM, and EN standards

LORTEK

Arranomendi kalea 4A, 20240, ORDIZIA (Gipuzkoa)

Characterization and Inspection:

- Green Hydrogen Generation

- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Application sectors

• Aerospace
• Aeronautics and aerospace
• Automotive
• Capital equipment
• Energy
• Renewable energy and decarbonization
• Railways
• Machine tools and capital equipment
• Maritime
• Steelmaking and boiler manufacturing

Industry plan

• HAZI · Aerospace
• IRABAZI · Automotive Components
• IRABAZI · Energy
• IRABAZI · Advanced Manufacturing
• IRABAZI · Sustainable Mobility