Compression testing is a way to determine engine health. We use differential compression testing in aviation because it is a more reliable method of testing engine compression than direct compression ...

Micropillar compression testing [1] is fast emerging as a viable alternative to nanoindentation, for the measurement of mechanical properties and deformation behavior of small volumes and thin films.

During the late 1960s and most of the 1970s, the composites industry was absorbing the impact of what was then the recent introduction of carbon fiber. The resulting composites exhibited both high ...

The internal combustion engine (ICE) is a marvelous thing, harnessing the power of liquid hydrocarbons–ergo: gasoline or diesel fuel–to create motive force for motor vehicles. But over the years, ...

Want to know how healthy or unhealthy your engine really is? Get yourself a compression tester and find out. Despite how complex many modern vehicles are, you can do many common repair and maintenance ...

The NRC offers stationary compression and tension test services in a rail vehicle squeeze and tension compression facility. Available to industry to test and assess the structural integrity of rail ...