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Testing&Simulation Unit

The main scope of this research and development unit of Leartiker is to,

• develop specific testing procedures for feeding different constitutive models related to polymeric materials.
• develop specific simulation (finite element method) strategies for analysing polymer made components.
• correlate, calibrate and validate from materials models to components thermo-mechanical behaviour.

The testing and simulation unit covers different fields of the structural behaviour of polymeric materials:

• quasi-static testing and FEA, considering stiffness, strength and failure characteristics of thermoplastic materials (reinforced and net polymers), elastomers, thermoplastic-elastomers and biopolymers.
• high strain rate testing and FEA, considering strain rate and temperature effects of thermoplastic materials (reinforced and net polymers) for crash padding applications.
•  fatigue testing and FEA, studying the fatigue life and crack growth characteristics of thermoplastic materials (reinforced and net polymers), elastomers, thermoplastic-elastomers and biopolymers.
• dynamic testing and FEA, studying the viscoelastic - frequency and temperature dependant characteristics (storage modulus, loss modulus, tan delta, hysteresis) of thermoplastic materials (reinforced and net polymers), elastomers, thermoplastic-elastomers and biopolymers.
  • modal testing and FEA is also supported.

Our mission is to improve the correlation level between experimental testing and FEA when designing polymers made components in different sectors: automotive, sports, aerospace, medical, electronic devices, etc.