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• Company Brochure - Learn more about MPM’s full range of services and our commitment to advancing industry standards through innovative testing solutions.

• Charpy Testing - Detailed insights into our Charpy impact test capabilities and methodologies.

• Miniature Specimen Technology - Information on the advanced miniature specimen testing techniques developed at MPM.

• In-Situ Heating & Cooling - Explore how our in-situ heating and cooling systems enhance testing accuracy and reliability.

• Instrumented Indentation System (I2S) - Overview of our I2S technology for precise material characterization.

• Instrumented Testing - An in-depth look at our instrumented testing processes and the advantages they offer.

• Plastic Impact Testing - Understanding the impact resistance of plastics with our specialized testing services.

• Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics - Insights into how probabilistic models enhance fracture mechanics analysis.

• Reference Electrodes - Details on our high-quality reference electrodes for corrosion and electrochemical testing.

• Fracture Toughness - Comprehensive information on our approaches to measuring and analyzing fracture toughness.

• Pressure Vessel Embrittlement - An exploration of embrittlement issues in pressure vessels and our testing solutions.

• Dosimetry - Learn about our capabilities in dosimetry and its application in radiation exposure monitoring.

• Technology Management - A guide to our methods in managing and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions.

• Severe Accident- Insights into our research and solutions for testing under severe accident conditions.

• Stress Corrosion Cracking - Detailed examination of stress corrosion cracking phenomena and our testing protocols.

• Product Brochures- Direct links to all our current product brochures.

• Failure Analysis Brochure - Discover the methodologies behind our failure analysis services.

• Experimental Service Brochures - Brochures detailing the scope of our experimental testing services.

• Analytical Service Brochures - Dive deep into our analytical services and their applications across industries.

• Optical Comparator - Information on our optical comparator and its use in detailed measurement and inspection.

Company Brochure

• MPM Products and Services

Charpy Testing

• A Generalized Methodology for Obtaining Quantitative Charpy Data From Test Specimens of Nonstandard Dimensions

• Advances in Notched Bar Impact Testing -- A 100 Year Old Test Gets a Face Lift

• In-Situ Heating and Cooling of Charpy Test Specimens

• Determination of Charpy Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels Using Miniaturized Specimens

• Determination of Fracture Behavior of Ferritic Steels Using Miniaturized Specimens

• Instrumented Pendulum Impact Testing of Plastics

• For 100 Years Notched Bar Impact Testing Standards have Yielded Widespread Benefits For Industry

• Laser Weld Reconstitution of Conventional Charpy and Miniaturized Notch Test (MBT) Specimens

• Miniature Charpy Design Optimization for Reactor Pressure Vessel Surveillance Applications

• Miniaturized Charpy Test for Reactor Pressure Vessel Embrittlement Characterization

• Miniaturized Notch Test Specimens and Test Machine Design

• Observations on Differences Between the Energy Determined Using an Instrumented Striker and Dial-Encoder Energy

• Percent Shear Area Determination in Charpy Impact Testing

• Results of the ASTM Instrumented-Miniaturized Round Robin Test Program

• Studies Toward Optimum Instrumented Striker Designs

• The Difference Between Total Absorbed Energy Measured Using An Instrumented Striker and That Obtained Using an Optical Encoder

• The History and Importance of Impact Testing

Miniature Specimen Technology

• A New Post-irradiation Mechanical Behavior Test -- The Miniaturized Disk Bend Test

• Miniaturized Notch Test Specimens and Test Machine Design

• Laser Weld Reconstitution of Conventional Charpy and Miniaturized Notch Test (MBT) Specimens

• Miniaturized Fracture Toughness Testing During the Plant Life Extension Period

• Determining The Physical Properties of Steam Generator Tube Scale Using Miniature Specimens

• Mechanical Behavior and Swelling of Tube Scale From a Pressurized Water Reactor Steam Generator Using Miniature Specimens

• Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness Determination Using Stress Field Modified Miniature Specimens

• In-Situ Heating and Cooling of Charpy Test Specimens

• Determination of Charpy Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels Using Miniaturized Specimens

• Results of the ASTM Instrumented-Miniaturized Round Robin Test Program

• Mechanical Behaviour of Magnetite From the Oconee-2 and TMI-1 Steam Generators Using Miniaturized Specimen Technology

• Miniaturized Disk Bend Test Technique Development and Application

• Determination of Fracture Behavior of Ferritic Steels Using Miniaturized Specimens

• Miniaturized Charpy Test for Reactor Pressure Vessel Embrittlement Characterization

• Miniature Charpy Design Optimization for Reactor Pressure Vessel Surveillance Applications

• The Development of a Miniaturized Disk Bend Test for the Determination of Post-irradiation Mechanical Properties

• A Generalized Methodology for Obtaining Quantitative Charpy Data From Test Specimens of Nonstandard Dimensions

• Thermal Expansion and Conductivity of Magnetite Flakes Taken From the Oconee-2 Steam Generator

In-Situ Heating and Cooling

• In-Situ Heating and Cooling of Charpy Test Specimens

Instrumented Testing

• Miniature Charpy Design Optimization for Reactor Pressure Vessel Surveillance Applications

• Observations on Differences Between the Energy Determined Using an Instrumented Striker and Dial-Encoder Energy

• Instrumented Pendulum Impact Testing of Plastics

• Studies Toward Optimum Instrumented Striker Designs

• Results of the ASTM Instrumented-Miniaturized Round Robin Test Program

• In-Situ Heating and Cooling of Charpy Test Specimens

• The Difference Between Total Absorbed Energy Measured Using An Instrumented Striker and That Obtained Using an Optical Encoder

Plastic Impact Testing

• Instrumented Pendulum Impact Testing of Plastics

Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics

• Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Assessment of BWR Control Rod Drive Penetrations

Reference Electrodes

• High Temperature Reference Electrodes for the Nuclear Industry

Fracture Toughness

• Miniaturized Fracture Toughness Testing During the Plant Life Extension Period

• Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness Determination Using Stress Field Modified Miniature Specimens

Pressure Vessel Embrittlement

• A Plant-Specific Upper Shelf Energy Drop Methodology

• Statistical Analysis of Cleavage-Fracture Data

Dosimetry

• A Comparison of the Bugle-80, Sailor, and Elxsir Neutron Cross-Section Libraries for PWR Pressure Vessel Surveillance Dosimetry and Shielding Applications

• Flux and Fluence Determination Using the Material Scrapings Approach

Technology Management

• Technology Acquisition and Research Prioritization

• Who's on Watch?

Severe Accident

• An Improved Zircaloy-Steam Reaction Model for Use with the MARCH 2 Code

Stress Corrosion Cracking

• A Phenomenological Investigation of In-Reactor Cracking of Type 304 Stainless Steel Control Rod Cladding

Product Brochures

• Automatic Pendulum Return

• Automatic Specimen Transfer

• Charpy Data Fitting

• Charpy Impact Testing

• Drop Tower

• Electrochemical Corrosion Potential (ECP) Probes

• Fracture Toughness from Charpy Impact Testing

• High Temperature Reference Electrodes

• In-Situ Heating & Cooling

• Instrumented Impact Testing

• Instrumented Indentation System (I2S)

• Minaturized Charpy V-Notch (MCVN) Test

• MultiPurpose Corrosion Cell

• Pipe Erosion Measurement Technology

• Pressure Vessel Manufacturer

• Shock Testing

• Tongs

Failure Analysis Brochure

• Failure Analysis

Experimental Service Brochure

• Mechanical Property Testing

• Surveillance Capsule Testing

Analytical Service Brochure

• Finite Element-Fracture Mechanics

• Neutron Transport Analysis

• P-T Curve Analysis

Optical Comparator

• Percent Shear Area Determination in Charpy Impact Testing