Aerospace Metrology
Precision for unmatched safety and performance
Anton Paar supports aerospace manufacturers, engineers, and researchers with precise analytical measurement instruments to ensure components, materials, and systems perform reliably in aviation and space applications. Our solutions enable accurate data collection to meet regulatory standards, optimize material properties, and ensure superior component performance.
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Material reliability and durability
In aerospace metrology, materials must perform consistently under extreme stress, temperature changes, and exposure to environmental factors. Reliable mechanical testing is therefore particularly important when qualifying new materials for aerospace applications, where failure is not an option.
To ensure materials meet performance specifications and can withstand the demands of flight, Anton Paar’s scratch and indentation testers deliver detailed insights into a range of key properties, including hardness, coating adhesion, and resistance to deformation.
Fluid dynamics and lubricant performance
Detailed rheological profiles support the fine-tuning of fluids for aerospace systems across a range of altitudes and temperatures, enabling OEMs, tier suppliers, and researchers to optimize performance, benchmark alternative formulations, and advance innovation and sustainability goals.
Anton Paar’s rheometers and viscometers help to generate this data by assessing viscosity, shear stability, and temperature response in fuels, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids – ensuring system efficiency and reliability in real-world aerospace applications.
Surface characterization and safety
By applying aerospace metrology tools to surface analysis, organizations can increase confidence in long-term material behavior and reduce the risk of costly redesigns or premature wear.
Anton Paar’s tribometers and surface analyzers deliver insights into how surfaces behave under contact, load, and environmental stress to evaluate coatings, seals, fasteners, and other components exposed to high mechanical demands.
Precise surface analysis like this informs material selection and supplier qualification, as well as investigations into in-service degradation or failure. Researchers developing advanced coatings – such as erosion-resistant or self-healing types – also rely on this information to validate performance claims and optimize deposition parameters.
Thermal analysis and quality control
Thermal stability and mechanical behavior are tightly controlled in aerospace due to the significant risks they pose to sensitive systems. Anton Paar’s dynamic mechanical analyzers and differential scanning calorimeters allow manufacturers to monitor and manage thermal and viscoelastic properties in composite materials, adhesives, polymers, and high-performance alloys.
This data supports compliance with aerospace material performance standards, ensures long-term reliability under extreme conditions, and helps researchers understand phase transitions, relaxation processes, and stability.
Density and concentration measurement
Anton Paar’s density meters and refractometers deliver precise measurements that support consistent product quality and system performance across a range of aerospace applications, from fuel optimization to material formulation.
Beyond process control, these instruments serve critical roles in compliance documentation, supplier evaluation, and product development. Engineers overseeing fuel supply chains can verify batch quality in real time, while researchers can use the instruments during formulation and stress testing to detect minute changes in concentration that may impact thermal performance or combustion efficiency.
