Corrosion and Environmental Testing

TRC’s extensive proving ground offers comprehensive corrosion testing. We can etch, corrode, deteriorate, wear and decay just about any exposed materials in open or semi-open systems. Bare steel weight loss coupons are installed with nylon fasteners on the vehicle’s underbody or in other strategic locations. Components can be tested either on a complete vehicle or as attachments to a towed trailer. Corrosion schedules can be designed to accommodate the type of component or material being tested. Materials can be subjected to our corrosion-aging test facilities for accelerated corrosion, including salt spray, salt bath, chip road, troughs of water with stone dust and fire clay, gravel roads and environmental chambers.

Accelerated Durability & Mileage Accumulation

TRC Inc. can duplicate driving routes using acceleration, force, stress, and brake-temperature profiles. The resulting data can be correlated with durability routes on TRC’s roadways. We can alter prototype components, as well as offer comparison testing. Various instrumentation packages can be assembled to measure vehicle parameters, such as temperature, velocity, engine speeds, stress or strain, deflection, load, pressure, and acceleration. Instruments range from visual readouts to full computer data acquisition systems.

Commercial Vehicles