Needle Characterization Services
Needle Characterization Services
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Needle Penetration Testing |
Creganna can design, develop and optimize any material solution for your specialist needle application. Advice on needle material and alloy choice can also be provided.
Our extensive materials laboratory is equipped to conduct extensive material characterization testing enabling the benchmarking of various material options for your specialty needle projects. Metallographic and mechanical tests can be conducted to examine;
Tensile characteristics
Column strength (push & kink)
Kink resistance
Flexibility
Penetration characteristics
Hardness
Torque
Resilience to shape-set
Endoscopic shape-set relationships
SEM analysis
Inclusion analysis
Chemical analysis (EDX)
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