Main Assets:
- High rigidity one-piece test frame
- High force electro-dynamic shaker
- High frequency testing capabilities
- Low strain and low force sensitivity
- High strain and high force capability
- Advanced test definition
- Advanced algorithms for precise test control
- Thermal chamber -150°C to 500°C
- Atmosphere control (option)
- Humidity control (option)
- Reduced maintenance
- Reduced foot print
Main Uses:
- DMA testing of a wide range of materials: elastomers, plastics, composites, biomaterials…
- Fatigue testing for material’s specimens and industrial components
- Characterization of elastomers: Glass transition, Payne effect, Mullins effect, heat build up…
- Characterization of thermosets: polymerization, exothermic reaction, shrinkage, rheological properties…
- Comparison and classification of complexes materials for design engineering
- Static testing (creep, stress relaxation, tensile/compression tests …)
- Crack growth testing
Excitation
- Frequency (min) : 0.00001Hz
- Frequency (max) : 200 Hz
- Frequency (max - option) : 1000 Hz
- Dynamic force (max) : 300N peak to peak
- Dynamic displacement (max) : 12mm peak to peak
Thermal Chamber & Environment Control
- Internal dimensions (HxWxD) : 120 mm x 140 mm x 95 mm
- Temperature (max) : + 500°C
- Temperature (min) : -150°C
Material
- Modulus (min) : 250 Pa
- Modulus (max) : 3E12 Pa
- Measurement range : >7 decades