About us
Fatigue and Materials Center of Excellence (FMCE) is one-stop shop for material engineering/science to full-vehicle validation
With state-of-the-art facilities for material characterisation, component-to-assembly validation and comprehensive solutions for vehicle level tests, FMCE is ready to provide Safe, Durable, and Economical & Environment- friendly solutions to the Industry. FMCE is also leading validation partner in other sectors such as railways, defence, construction machinery, elevator & infrastructure, medical equipment, packaging etc.
Majority of services provided by FMCE are under IS/ISO 17025:2020 accreditation
Our Expertise
Industries We Serve
Automotive
Tractors & Farm Equipment
Off-Road
Electric Vehicle
Technology
Energy
Gensets
Aerospace
Railways
Defence
Elevators
Medical
Shipping
Construction
AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO
Our Core Services
Mechanical Characterisation
- Metals, Plastics, Composites, Fabrics, Foams, Ceramics etc. Yield Strength, Ultimate Tensile Strength, % Elongation, Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio, Plastic Strain ratio (r-value), Tensile Strain hardening Exponent (n-value), Strength Coefficient (K), Compressive yield strength, Flexural strength / 3-Point bend test,
- At non-ambient temperature ranging -30°C to +250°C
- Push Test, Pull Test, Connector Force Test, Cyclic force V/s displacement
- Adhesives and sealants testing: Peel, Lap shear
- Coefficient of friction
- Stress V/s Strain data till failure
- Hardness
- Impact strength at room & subzero temperatures up to -40 Deg
- Creep testing (ASTM D2990, ISO 899)
- Load relaxation testing
- 2D/3D Digital Image Correlation for material coupons as well as components
- High strain rate tensile test
- Assessment of Materials behavior at high speed situations like crash.
Computational Material Modelling
- Quantification of physical material properties, that is, the ability of your material to respond
- Material characterisation and generation of material model cards
- Strain Rate sensitive material models: MAT_024 (Linear Piecewise plasticity), MAT_015 (Johnson – Cook), MAT_024 with Cowper – Symonds, Damage Models: MAT_ADD_EROSION (GISSMO)
- Material Models for non-metallic materials (Elastomer & Adhesives): MAT_169,
Neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin - Need of Material Modelling
- Eliminate trial and error in product design
- Prediction of material response & damage
- Consideration of physical influence in non-proportional loading
Metallurgical Characterisation, Process Development & Failure Analysis
- Failure Analysis
- Fractography, topography, morphology analysis
- Elemental analysis (Compositional, Mapping, Particles compositional analysis)
- Microstructure analysis (Inclusion, defects, phases, grain size, particle size analysis, weld analysis)
- Residual stress analysis for determination of stress fields w.r.t process variations, surface treatments, quality control
- Heat treatment (Coefficient of thermal expansion, CCT diagram)
Environmental Durability
- Plethora of facilities to test coupon samples up to vehicle level environmental tests
- Evaluation of Coatings and Paints
- Corrosion Evaluation
- Sunlight exposure test
- Extreme hot and cold weather testing
- Charging & battery performance at different temperatures
- Humidity and Heat-Ageing Tests
- Cold-startability & HVAC Performance
Component Validation
- Actuators with force ranges from 5-500kN and displacements up to 750 mm
- Static Strength Tests
- Fatigue Testing
- Multi-axial Testing for Axles, Springs & Engine Mounts
- Performance Analysis : Stiffness measurements
- Battery & Cell-level Crush
- Battery Housing Burst and Leakage Tests
- Charger Performance Analysis
- Functional test on parts like seats, mirrors, latches etc.
Seating System Development
- Variety of Test rigs for complete Seat DVP Testing
- Static Strength Tests
- Functional Durability on Recliner, Track, Turntable, Arm Rest, etc.
- Multi-axial Vibration Testing as per OEM DVP
- Performance Tests: Cushion Damping, Torsional Stiffness
- Foam Durability
- Jounce Test
- Comfort Analysis on Human-Rated Test Rig – Subjective & Objective
- Railway Seat Tests as per UIC 566
- Berth Seat Testing
Service Data Acquisition (RLDA)
- Variety of Data Loggers to measure 100+ channels simultaneously with suite of sensors to measure
- Accelerations using DC & Piezo-Capacitive based Sensors
- Strain gauges for metals and non-metals
- Pressure Measurement for Hydraulic circuits and containers
- Dedicated Temperature Logger with Thermocouples, k-type sensors etc.
- Displacement sensors from 5 to 500 mm
- Mobile DAQ and sensor suite for on-site measurement
- Ride-Comfort Analysis as per ISO 2631
Vibration Testing
- Servo-Hydraulic Rig with slip table for uni-axial vibration tests
- High-Frequency Multi-axial rig
- 6 DOF MAST rig for Vibrational Durability with expandable option up to 8 DOF for Engine/Motor Mount and
- Cradle Durability
- ED Shaker with Slip Table for High Frequency Vibration Tests
Engine Component Testing
- Comprehensive Test Solutions for validation of Engine components like Crankcase, Cylinder Head, Con-Rod, Cam Shafts etc.
- Servo-Hydraulic Rig for high-load con-rod testing
- High Frequency Pulsator machines for validation of con-rod, crankshaft etc.
- Torsion-Bending Rig using ED shaker
- Pressure Pulsation for Cylinder Head and Gasket validation
- Strain gauging and stress relief measurement activity with precision cutting apparatus
- Mobile Bolt pre-torque measurement apparatus for on-site measurement
- Residual Stress Analysis
FAST Lab (Infrastructure)
- Hydraulic Power Pack (HPS) of 2650 LMP, 210 Bar complete ring main
- Single & Multi-Channel Digital Controllers for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Test Rigs
- Universal Test Benches with linear actuator load capacities from 5 up to 500 kN
- Rotary Actuator up to 360° rotation and torque capacity up to 11 kNm
- Motor Controller with VFD Drive
- Data Loggers with 100+ channels synchronous logging
- Drive-in 4 Poster in Climatic Chamber
- Small Car Ambient 4 Poster Rig
- High Frequency Pulsator Machine of 250 kN & 600 kN capacity
- Climatic Chambers with Solar Simulation Capabilities
- DOF Multi-Axis Simulation Table with out-board fixtures for tests up to 9 DOF
- High-Freq MAST Rig up to 150 Hz and 1 ton payload
- Universal Test Machine (UTM) with provision for non-ambient testing (-30 to 180 °C)
- UV/Xenon Weathering
- Salt Spray Corrosion
- Residual Stress Analyser – XRD
- SEM and Optical Microscopes
- High-Strain Rate Machine with DIC
