• The creep test is performed using a tensile specimen to which a constant stress and temperature are applied. The test is recorded on a graph of deformation as a function of time.

In the laboratory, the following can be performed:

• Creep tests in air:
  • Use of 32 uniaxial creep machines to perform creep tests in air using standard and miniature specimens.
  • The ovens have a temperature of up to 1200ºC.
  • Use of a CIEMAT data acquisition system to record the measured data.
  • The creep tests carried out follow the standards EN ISO 204 y ASTM E139.

• Creep tests in different environments (inert gas, liquid metal, etc.):
  • Use of 5 uniaxial creep machines to perform creep tests using a capsule containing an inert atmosphere such as argon, and / or liquid lead.
  • The furnaces have a temperature of up to 600ºC in tests carried out on liquid lead.
  • Use of a CIEMAT data acquisition system to record the measured data.
  • The creep tests carried out follow the EN ISO 204 and ASTM E139 standards.

• The Laboratory consists of two MTS-810 servo-hydraulic machines for carrying out tensile, toughness, crack growth, etc. tests. by using standard and miniature specimens according to ASTM & ISO test standards.

• Characteristics:
  • Use of small punch test as a screening method.
  • EN10371:2021: Metallic materials - Small punch test method.
  • Temperature range from -180 ° C to 500 ° C.

• Characteristics:
  • Use of small punch test as a screening method.
  • EN10371:2021: Metallic materials - Small punch test method.
  • The ovens have a temperature of up to 900 ° C.

• Wolpert Impact test 300 J and 25 J.
  • Two pendulums (Wolpert Impact test 300 J and 25 J) for carrying out impact tests with a standard specimen and an undersized specimen (KLST).

• Durometer
  • Hardness machine (Akashi Seisakusho AVK-All ) is used to perform Vickers hardness test according with the standard ASTM E-92.

• MTS Nano Indenter XP.
  • The MTS XP Nanoindenter is an accurate instrument for nanomechanical testing. Electromagnetic actuation allows unparalleled dynamic range in force and displacement and measurement of deformation over six orders of magnitude (from nanometers to millimeters).

• Mechanical characterization of irradiated steels (tensile, toughness, impact tests, etc.).

Also in Radioactive Facilities.

• This laboratory consists of the following equipment:
  • Profiles projector
  • Roughness Gauge and Profilometer
  • Balances
  • Thermobalance
  • Dimensional control tools: dial gauges, gauges, micrometers, rulers, etc.