MPRL Facilities
High Temperature High Vacuum Test Facility
A high temperature and high vacuum (10-10 torr) mechanical testing facility is available within the MPRL, with additional funding required for periodic maintenance, re-insertion, and test preparation. The test chamber is large enough to hold compact type fracture toughness and crack growth specimens. A residual gas analyzer is attached to the system. The system is capable of conducting fatigue tests from essentially static load levels to 10 Hz with a load capacity of 50,000 lbs.