At the Institute of Strength Problems named after H.S. Pysarenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Center has been operating since 1998 of mechanical testing and certification of materials and structural elements, accredited by NAAU for competence in the field of conducting mechanical tests to determine characteristics materials and bearing capacity of structures in accordance with the requirements of DSTU ISO/IEC 17025:2006.

The Center has certified testing equipment for determining the mechanical properties of materials in a wide range of temperatures under static, cyclic and shock loads, measurement hardness by different methods.

The center conducts certification tests of the following types of products:
- Rolling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, incl. sheet;
- Pipes and pipe-shell constructions;
- Plastics and composite materials;
- Synthetic tapes and ropes, as well as individual protective equipment for climbing works.

Universal servo-hydraulic machine INSTRON 8802

The INSTRON 8802 machine provides tensile, compression, and bending tests. It has a climatic chamber and a high-temperature oven with a wide range of grips and devices for clamping samples of various types and parts at static and cyclic tests in the temperature range from minus 150ºС to plus 1000ºС. The axial deformation of the samples is measured by extensometers, specially intended for work in cryogenic, elevated and high conditions temperatures

Test effort	up to 25 kN
Stroke of the loading rod	up to 50 mm
Extensometer measurement base	from 10 to 50 mm
Test temperature	room
Force and deformation measurement error	no more than 1%

Instron 1126 universal servo-hydraulic machine

The Instron 1126 machine provides static tests for tension, compression and bending, as well as low-cycle fatigue at room temperature.

Maximum test effort	up to 200 kN
The speed of movement of the active grip	from 0.01 to 200 mm/min
Base  measurement of extensometers	from 10 to 50 mm
Test temperature	room
Error  measurement of force and deformation	no more than 1%

Testing machine 1246R 2/2300

Testing machine 1246P 2/2300 is designed for tensile tests in conditions of elevated and high temperatures in a vacuum.

Test Effort Range	from 0.2 to 20 kN
Permissible error from the maximum range value	±2%
Range  deformation measurement	from 0.2 to 20 mm
Permissible error from the maximum range value	±2%
Test temperature	from 20 to 1500 ºС
Permissible temperature adjustment error	from ± 5 ºС to ± 12 ºС
Dynamic vacuum	not worse than 0.0007 Pa

The Center also has the following test equipment at its disposal:

Equipment name	Purpose
The machine is universal trial UE20	fatigue test
Universal testing machine ZD-40	tensile test and compression
High-frequency Vibrophor Pulsator	test on fatigue
KM-50-1 test machine	torsion test
AIMA-5-2 testing machines	creep and long-term strength tests
Vibrating electrodynamic stand VL-3	test on fatigue
Stand of static strength tests VIST-5(15)	tensile test
Overclocking stand	test for destruction during rotation
Unit of cyclic pressure of CDS	strength test
Gasodynamic stand	thermal fatigue test, heat resistance and    high-temperature corrosion

The center is staffed by qualified specialists, including those with higher qualifications (doctors and candidates of sciences), from among employees of the Institute of Strength Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which has more than 40 years of experience in the field of testing materials and elements constructions For the production of samples and equipment, it is necessaryth for performing tests, the Institute has a production base.

The center provides consultations in the field of mechanics materials and strength of structures under different conditions temperature and force load.

Head of the Center
KONDRYAKOV Evgeny Oleksandrovych,
candidate of technical sciences.

Adress: 2 Sadovo-Botanichna (Tymiriazievska) str., Kiyv-014, 01014, Ukraine
E-mail: ips@ipp.kiev.ua phone +38 044 281-63-55