CIBOR’s Composite Core supports composites chemistry and fabrication. With support from the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), the lab has unmatched expertise in the behavior of composite materials. CIBOR specializes in developing manufacturing processes while providing the thermal, mechanical, and analysis tools necessary for a fully integrated project. CIBOR’s lab capabilities include:

• Lay-up
• Material equivalency testing
• Material qualification testing
• Static and cyclic testing
• Physical testing
• Quality assurance testing
• Investigation of adhesive behavior
• Bonded repairs
• Controlled impact damage
• Damage tolerance
• Specimen conditioning
• Environmental testing (-200 to 600° F)
• Adhesive characterization of fatigued and damaged bonded joints
• Effects of defects determination
• Specimen machining
• Test fixture fabrication
• Nondestructive inspection
• Strain gauging and specimen quality control
• Fourier Transform Infared Spectroscopy/High Performance Liquid Chromatography