Combined Temperature and Vibration Testing

Combined environment testing effectively evaluates failure modes induced exclusively under mutually interacting environments such as under the combinationation of vibration and temperature simultaneously. It is an essential type of testing that helps understand the stresses induced on materials due to vibrations under low or high-temperature or at a varying rate of temperature conditions. While vibration testing can give valuable information, combined testing with temperature can closely replicate actual operating conditions, especially when the materials’ intended end-use exposes them to both environments. Testing routinely involves employing hydraulic vibration systems with capabilities to run the test within large thermal chambers, specialized vibration-temperature testing chambers like HALT/HASS, dual thermal chamber to simulate different thermal conditions, varying rates of temperature changes, and thermal shock tests on specimens under vibration.

Combined environment testing plays a crucial role in industries like aerospace, heavy machinery, automotive, electronic devices, packaging, etc., to help avoid catastrophic damage to materials and equipment. Customized testing methods are developed by experienced technicians based on the product or specimen’s requirements and standards.