Materials Testing Framework for STEP - UKIFS

• Duration: 2 year

Tests included in the lots are as follows: Mechanical Tests Tensile Mechanical Tests Shear (at various angles) Mechanical Tests Interlaminar shear Mechanical Tests Combined compression-shear (at various angles) Mechanical Tests Bond strength Mechanical Tests Fatigue Thermal Tests Thermal conductivity Thermal Tests Coefficient of thermal expansion Thermal Tests Thermal shock and thermal cycling Thermal Tests Differential scanning calorimetry Thermal Tests Specific heat Please note the list is not exhaustive.

• Duration: 2 year

Tests included in the lots are as follows: Electrical Tests Contact resistance Electrical Tests Dielectric strength Electrical Tests Insulation resistance Electrical Tests Paschen breakdown Please note the list is not exhaustive.

• Duration: 2 year

The following tests will be included in this lot: REBCO Coated Conductor TestsCritical current as a function of temperature, magnetic field strength and field angle REBCO Coated Conductor TestsCritical current as a function of axial strain applied along the tape REBCO Coated Conductor TestsShear strength along and/or across the tape REBCO Coated Conductor TestsUltimate tensile strength perpendicular to tape plane REBCO Coated Conductor TestsMinimum bend radius REBCO Coated Conductor TestsFailure strength due to out-of-balance loads perpendicular to tape plane REBCO Coated Conductor TestsPeel test Please note the list is not exhaustive.

• Duration: 2 year

The following tests are included in this lot: Mechanical Tensile Mechanical Tensile - notched Mechanical Tensile - creep Mechanical Creep-fatigue - cyclic uniaxial Mechanical Microindentation Mechanical Impulse excitation Mechanical Shear (at various angles) Mechanical 4-point bend Mechanical 4-point bend - notched Mechanical 4-point bend - notched Mechanical Ball-on-3-ball Mechanical Fracture toughness - compact tension Mechanical Fracture toughness - impact Mechanical Ratcheting - cyclic tension/torsion Mechanical Fatigue crack growth - compact tension Mechanical Fatigue - thermomechanical Please note the list is not exhaustive.

• Duration: 25 month

The following tests are included in this lot: ThermophysicalLaser flash ThermophysicalDilatometry ThermophysicalThermal shock and thermal cycling ThermophysicalDifferential scanning calorimetry ThermophysicalFatigue - thermal Please note the list is not exhaustive.

• Duration: 2 year

This lot will include CompositionMass spectrometry testing as well as any non-standard testing requirements.