Aerospace laboratories

Eaton's aerospace labs are fully accredited testing and analysis facilities specializing in aerospace and other high-performance materials. With decades of proven, comprehensive experience in aircraft and commercial materials analysis processes, we ensure that customers receive timely, reliable and verifiable results.

Commonly requested services

Chemical analysis

Alloy identification*, complete chemistries*
Organic materials classification
Solution analysis (plating, etching, eleaning)

Corrosion and wear testing

Humidity, salt-spray, salt-water exposure
Taber, four ball wear testing, BOCL
Tape adhesion, pencil hardness, scrape/scratch testing
XRF, eddy current, kocour thickness testing

Environmental testing of electrical connectors and passive electronic components 

Electrical & climatic tests
Mechanical tests
Calibration

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Mechanical properties evaluation

Tensile (room & elevated temperature)
Stress-rupture (room & elevated temperature)
Charpy impact testing

Non-destructive testing (NDT)

Radiography (NAVSEA 250-1500-1)

Product/material evaluation

Research & development (product, process, application)
Failure analysis
Systems consultation services

Scanning electron microscopy

Energy dispersive spectroscopy, light element detection
Wavelength dispersive spectroscopy
Failure analysis, fractography
Dot-mapping/fatigue alignment

*All ferrous and non-ferrous alloys

Statistical support

Eaton's aerospace labs are staffed and equipped to provide complete statistical support for your ongoing research efforts. We can provide expert advice on all phases of your analytical efforts, including initial test measurements, appropriate sampling plans, and identification and measurement of critical variables. Once your samples have been analyzed by our testing facility, we can provide meaningful, cost-effective, and timely statistical analysis of your results.

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