Thermal Shock Testing Services

What is Thermal Shock Testing?

Thermal shock testing simulates a products life cycle by exposing the product to rapid changes of temperatures ranging from -60°C to 170°C. This is completed by using a dual climate chamber that will transfer the product from one temperature extreme to the other, in less than 30 seconds. The number of cycles, soak times and temperature extremes are determined by the nature of the products intended use. These parameters can be defined by the customer or determined by an associated test specification.

If you require Intertek to conduct a thermal profile development to determine saturation times of your product, Intertek’s engineers are well versed in this process.

Automotive Thermal Shock Top-9 FAQs Fact Sheet

What Products Benefit from Thermal Shock Testing?:

• Electronic components
• Plastic components
• Metal materials

Thermal Shock Testing Specifications: MIL STD 810, Method 503; USCAR-2 Section 5.6.1; DC-10611 Section 6.1.5; CS 00056 Section 5.3.5; GMW 3172 Section 9.4.2

Our Thermal Shock Testing Equipment:
Thermal shock chambers with basket sizes from 15” wide x 15” deep to 29” wide x 24” deep.
Walk-in thermal shock chamber with a basket size of 48” wide x 68” deep x 64” height.

Intertek’s unique walk-in thermal shock chamber with a basket sized at 5.5’ in length, 3.9’ wide and 5.3’ in height is perfect for your large format thermal shock needs. From Automotive glass, HVAC modules and battery modules this chamber is sized for your needs. Shelving can be added or removed to meet your product dimensions. This chamber has a temperature range from 100°C to -50°C and will transition in less than 30 seconds from one temperature extreme to the other.

Walk-in thermal shock chamber

Walk-in thermal shock chamber basket

Intertek has a variety of chamber sizes to meet your needs. Introducing Intertek’s new Tri-Chamber which allows for more shelf space resulting in increased capacity, great for mid-sized products.

New mid-sized thermal shock chamber

New mid-sized thermal shock chamber basket

Additional Thermal Shock Testing Chambers

Thermal shock chamber

Thermal shock chamber