CFM Testing and Consultancy
The Centre for Future Materials through its structural and polymer testing facilities offers a suite of comprehensive testing services and consultancy to industry
External Services
Polymer Testing Services
Structural Testing Services
Materials Characterisation and Analysis
Expert Advice and Consultancy
Polymer Composites Testing Services
Research and Testing facility in Polymers and Composites
- Flamability and flame toxicity
- Viscosity
- Permeability
Degree of Cure (%)- Heat Distortion Temperature (HDT)
- Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)
- Gel-Time
- Spectroscopic Analysis (FTIR GC/MS)
- Viscoelasticity
CFM Testing Clients
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Marine and Boating Industry
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Resin and Fibre Glass Manufacturers
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Aircraft Industry
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Defence Forces
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Various International Companies
Structural Testing Services
STS tests according to Australian and New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS), American Standards (ASTM), International Standards (ISO) and MIL-17 norms
Composite Materials Testing
Tensile, Flexure, Compression, Shear, Marine Survey packages for the boating industry.
Load Testing
500kN Static and Dynamic load capacity
Adhesives
Lap Sheer, Tensile, Peel and Bond Testing
Sandwich Panel Constructions
Tensile, Bending, Density and Impact Resistance
Neat Resin Testing
Strain Guaging Capabilities
Data Acquisition Systems, On Site Capabilities
Material Characterisation
Llyods and DNV Type Certification Testing
Timber and LVL Testing
Tensile, Compression and Flexural Testing
Metallic Component Testing
Tensile, Compression, Flexural, Shear and Fatigue Testing.
Customised Test Packages
Composites Laboratory Training
Click to Play VideoComposites Laboratory 360 virtual tour
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CFM Equipment
A Complete List of Equipment and AccessoriesMechanical Test Machines
| MTS 810 Universal Testing MachineA6 | 100 kN, Servo Hydraulic, Dynamic | Z104 | |
| MTS Alliance RT/10 Test Machine | 10 kN, Electromechanical, Static | P 9 | |
| MTS Insight Test Machine | 100 kN, Electromechanical, Static | P 9 | |
| Avery Universal Testing Machine | 500 kN, Servo Hydraulic | Z108 | |
| SANS Compression Machine | Compression + Flexure | P 11 | |
| Instron Dynatup Impact Tester | Instrumentated, Low Impact Energy | P 11 | |
| Instron Test Frame | 250 & 500 kN, Servo Hydraulic, Dynamic | WCFT | |
| Plywood Test Machine | 60 Tonne Capacity, Tension/Compression | P 11 Storag | |
Data Acquisition Systems
| Vishay System 5000 Data Acquisition System x 2 | 20 Channel Inputs – Expanable to 60 Channels | P 11 | |
| Quantum MX1615 + Laptop | 16 Channel Data Acquisition System | P 9 | |
Z4 Engineering Workshop
| Mazak CNC Machining Centre | 5 Axis | Z 4 | |
| CNC Lathe | Z 4 | ||
| Water Jet Cutting | Z 4 | ||
Ovens & Furnaces
| Programmable Oven x 2 | Ambient ~ 200°C | P 9 | |
| Labec Digital Control Oven x 1 | Ambient ~ 200°C | P 11 | |
| Muffle Furnace x 1 | Ambient ~ 800°C | P 9 | |
| Labec Vacuum Oven | Ambient ~ 200°C + Vacuum | P 11 | |
Other Testing Equipment
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| Atlas Suntest UV Weatherometer | UV Exposure Testing | P 11 | |
| Mettler Toledo Balance | 280 grams maximum | P 9 | |
| Barcol Impressor | GRP Laminates and Resins | P 9 | |
| Shore D Hardness Tester | Soft Materials | P 9 | |
| Digital Thermometer – Dick Smith | 2 Channel Thermocouples | P 9 | |
| Gel Tester | Auto Gel Tester | P 11 | |
| Glossmeter | Digital Auto Gloss Meter | P 9 | |
| GovMark | Smoke Density Tester | P 11 | |
| Discovery Rheometer | on order | P11 | |
| Simultaneous Thermal Analysis | on order | P11 | |
| Discovery DSC 25 Automatic | on order | P11 | |
| TA DMA | on order | P11 | |
Thermal Analysis Laboratory
| Carbolite Gero HST 12/400 | Split Furnace | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Thermo-Nicolet FTIR 6700 | FTIR with TGA interface | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Labec Furnace VTF 40/12 x 2 | High Temperature Furnaces | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| MultiChrome MultiPycnometer | Pycnometer for Density Measurements | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Sartorius LP 6200 S | Scale | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Sartorius Moisture Analyzer MA 50 | Moisture Analysis | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments DMA Q 800 | Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments DSC Q 100 | Differential Scanning Calorimeter | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments TGA Q 5000 | Thermo-gravimetric Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments TMA Q 400 | Thermo-mechanical Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Netzsch SBA 458 Nemesis® | Seebeck Coefficient and Electrical Conductivity | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Netzsch LFA 467 HyperFlash® HT – Light Flash Apparatus | Thermal Conductivity Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| BROOKFIELD DV-II+ Viscometer | Viscosity Measurement | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Geo-Con Concrete Carbonisation Chamber | Carbonisation Apparatus |
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Test Machine Accessories
| MTS Lazer Extensometer | 100mm Max Range, Axial | P 9 | ||||
| MTS Extensometer (Bi-Axial) | Axial and Transverse Channels | P 9 | ||||
| MTS Single Extensometer 20mm | Axial Direction Only | Z104 | ||||
| Enviromental Chamber | To suit MTS Static Machines, Ambient ~ 200°C | P 9 | ||||
Wyoming Test Fixtures
| Wyomming Compression Test Fixture | ISO 14126 – ELSS, CLC | P 9 | |
| Wyomming Shear Test Fixture | ASTM D 5379 – V-Notch Shear | P 9 | |
| Wyomming Compression Test Fixture | ASTM D 3410 – Celanese | P 9 | |
Force Application
| Vetter Airbags x 4 | 900mm x 900mm (UDL) | P 11 | |
| Enerpac Hydraulic Jack + Power Pack x 2 | 200 Tonne Capacity, 305mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Enerpac Hydraulic Jack x 1 | 50 Tonne Capacity, 85mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| PowerTeam Hydraulic Jack x 1 | 30 Tonne Capacity, 60mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Enerpac Hydraulic Jack x 1 | 10 Tonne Capacity, 150mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Hydraulic Cyclinder | 250mm Stroke, 20 Tonne | P 11 | |
| Hydraulic Cyclinder | 950mm Stroke, 20 Tonne | P 11 | |
Manufacturing Equipment
| Pultrusion Machine | P11 | ||
| VARTM pump | P11 | ||
Load Cells
| AnyLoad 100 kN load Cell x 2 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| AnyLoad 1000 kN load Cell x 1 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| AnyLoad 2000 kN load Cell x 2 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| Scale Components 444 kN Load Cell x 4 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| Scale Components 5 kN load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 11 | |
| Scale Components 22 kN load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 11 | |
| Transducer Techniques 222 kN Load Cell x 1 | Tension/Compression | P 11 | |
| Transducer Techniques 10 Lb Load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 9 | |
| Transducer Techniques 200 Lb Load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 9 | |
| MeasureX Pressure Transducer x 2 | 1000 bar | P 11 | |
| Gem Pressure Transducer x 1 | 1 bar | P 11 | |
Displacement Measurement
| UniMeasure Wire Drawn Potentiometer x 8 | 381mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Opto NCDT Laser | 200mm Range | P 11 | |
| Midori LVDT x 3 | 50mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Gefran LVDT x 3 | 100mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Dial Gauge – Mitutoyo | Dial Type, Metric + Magnetic Base | P 9 | |
P11 206 SHM/Smart Material
| LMS SCADAS 16 Channel | Vibration Testing | P11 206 | |
| LDS PA25E Power Amplifies (2 Nos) | For Shakers | P11 206 | |
| Shaker V201 MR-CE | Vibration Testing | P11 206 | |
| Hammer PCB 086C04 | Vibration Testing | P11 206 | |
| Physical Acoustic 1283 USB AE Node (4 Nos) | Acoustic testing | P11 206 | |
| Micron Optics SM125 four Channel( X100) | FBG Sensing | P11 206 | |
| Horiba iHR 550 Spectrometer | FBG Sensing/Spectroscopy | P11 206 | |
| Fittel Splicer V200 | Splicing Fibres | P11 206 | |
| Insensys (TDM) Spectrometer (Under Repairs) | FBG sensing | P11 206 | |
| FLIR A65 thermal imaging camera | ±5°C temperature mapping and analysis | P11 206 | |
| FBGT-200 Single Channel Interrogator | Single Fiber Two Channel FBG Sensor Interrogator | P11 206 | |