Ultra High Temperature (UHT) Tensile Tester
36” diameter chamber which that houses an ADMET load frame. Load cells capable of reaching loads of 5 kN; System is capable of reaching vacuum down to 10-8 Torr and temperatures of 2000 °C
Thin Film Microtensile Setup
Small load frame for very thin film tensile testing combined with DIC for strain measurements. Load cells 2.5 and 0.1N available.
Microtensile Setup
A load frame for testing mechanical properties of microtensile samples at room temperature. This test setup features a load capacity of 1200 N, making it applicable for testing larger samples or stronger materials.
Micro-High Temperature Tensile Testing (Micro-HTTT ) Setup
A compact furnace and load frame experimental setup for testing mechanical properties of microscale samples at elevated temperatures. The load frame features ceramic grips that allow for testing at temperatures up to 1100°C and can be configured for testing microtensile samples as well as 3 and 4 point bending samples. The high temperature load capacity is 110 N.
Milli-High Temperature Tensile Testing (Milli-HTTT) Setup
This setup is a stroke-controlled tensile tester with a 1200N load cell for millimeter scale samples. It can be used to carry out tests at room temperature as well as high temperatures up to 1100°C. It is equipped with a gas shrouding system allowing tests to be done in inert environments.
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Testing (CTE) Setup
Non-contact technique to measure in-plane CTE as a function of temperature. Field of view roughly 2mm x 3mm with a maximum furnace temperature of 1100°C.
Microbending Fatigue Setup
Unique specimen geometry with fatigue loading via pure bending, torsion or a combination of both. Specimen is driven in resonant frequency, which is monitored to establish damage accumulation.
Vacuum Tube Furnace
The vacuum tube furnace consists of a glass tube with ID of 46mm and length of 36” to temperatures up to 1100°C. The glass tube can be put under high vacuum or backfilled with a chosen gas.
MTS Load Frame
Large MTS load frame with compression platens. Two load cells allow for either 100 kN or 500 kN maximums.
Admet Quasistatic Load Frame
This ADMET eXpert 5600 Series tensile tester has a maximum crosshead velocity of 0.8 mm/s, ideal for quasistatic tests. It has loadcapacity of 2.2 kN.
Admet Fatigue Load Frame
This ADMET eXpert 4900 Series has a maximum crosshead velocity of 21.2 mm/s, more suitable for fatigue tests. It can perform fatigue tests at rates up to 15 Hz. It has a maximum load capacity of 1.5 kN and can accommodate samples thickness between 0.2 to 2.0 mm.
Diamond Wire Saw
The diamond wire saw is for precisely preparing section of various materials, including ceramics, metals and polymers with limited thickness of damage layer. Available wire diameters include 0.12 mm and 0.25 mm.
Polisher
The automated polisher is used with a hand-held tripod mount for both small samples preparation and TEM wedge specimens. Various silicon carbide grit papers, diamond grit papers and various colloidal solutions can be used for sample surface preparation.
Optical Microscope
The optical microscope has a computer interface to capture the magnified images and do quick annotations. Magnifications include 5, 10, 20 and 50x objective lenses.
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