Mechanical testing Lab

The Mechanical Testing laboratory of the Polymer Technology group of Prof. Patrick Anderson is equipped with a large selection of static and dynamic load frames suitable for characterization of the mechanical performance of materials in uniaxial extension, compression, shear and torsion. The laboratory specializes in the assessment of the long-term performance of polymer systems in static and dynamic fatigue under various environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, loading history).

Equipment

Equipment Year K€

Instron Electropuls 1000 + Temperature chamber

2013

80

Zwick Z010 Tensile tester + Temperature  chamber

2013

55

Zwick Z010 Tensile tester + Temperature  chamber

2013

55

Environmental chamber

2013

22

Temperature chamber

2012

22

Optical crack growth measurement

2012

30

Zwick Z010 Tensile tester + optical extensometer + Temperature  chamber

2011

80

Zwicki tensile tester 5 kN

2011

25

Environmental chamber

2010

20

Zwick Z010 Tensile tester

2010

25

Zwick Z010 Tensile tester + extensometer + Temperature  chamber

2009

75

Zwick Tensile tester Z010

2010

26

Tensile testing parts

2010

15

Aggregate Bionix

2009

    5

Tips and clamps

2008

    9

Zwick tensile tester Z010 + extensometer + temperature  chamber

2008

  74

Force transducers

2006

  40

Zwick controller upgrade Zwick 1473

2005

  40

2 x 15 kN MTS 810 Dynamic tension/compression tester with temperature chamber

2001

280

Tensile Tester Zwick 1473 100kN

1995

150

MTS 858 Bionix, combined Torsion-Tension/Compression system

1996

40

Simple-shear test set-up

1995

20

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