{"id":4630,"date":"2017-03-12T21:36:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T20:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trad.fr\/?page_id=4630\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T11:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T09:42:16","slug":"materials-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trad.fr\/en\/space\/materials-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]For 30 years, our teams have gained extensive experience in evaluating materials resistance to the effects of radiation and temperature in a space environment, as well as in high radiation environments: nuclear, medical, etc.<\/p>\n<div class='gap nz-clearfix' style='height:25px'>&nbsp;<\/div>As each project is specific, our radiation engineers specialized in materials, assist you to define the type of test to be carried out and set up a suitable irradiation test plan.<\/p>\n<div class='gap nz-clearfix' style='height:25px'>&nbsp;<\/div><span class=\"nz-icon none small icon-radio-checked animate-false\" style=\"\"><\/span>For spatial applications, depending on the exposure of the material to the radiation environment, an irradiation sequence composed of various particles &#8211; electrons, protons, neutrons, photons &#8211; and various energies may be necessary to be the most representative of the dose profile in orbit.<div class='gap nz-clearfix' style='height:25px'>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<span class=\"nz-icon none small icon-radio-checked animate-false\" style=\"\"><\/span>For nuclear applications, the high radiation levels to which the systems are exposed can be reproduced by testing at high dose rates.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text back_color=&#8221;#e2d8c7&#8243;]<strong><span class=\"nz-icon none small icon-cog animate-false\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/strong>TRAD owns a complete range of means to meet all your requests for testing and qualification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Optical microscope, SEM &amp; Xray analysis, optical measurements &#8211; transmission and reflectivity \/ absorptivity &#8211; electrical measurements (voltage tests and insulation resistance) and mechanical tests,<\/li>\n<li>UV aging &#8211; up to 15 suns,<\/li>\n<li>Thermal cycling in vacuum (-180 \u00b0 C to + 200 \u00b0 C) or atmospheric (-180 \u00b0 C to + 400 \u00b0 C).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sep-wrap left nz-clearfix\"><div class=\"nz-separator solid\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e0e0e0;width:100%;border-bottom-style:solid;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6752 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trad.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/salle-materiaux-BD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trad.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/salle-materiaux-BD.jpg 567w, 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