Key Features:

• Compact bench-mounting machine, ideal for classroom demonstrations and student experiments
• Finds tensile properties and compressive properties of many materials and structures
• Can connect to TecQuipment’s Versatile Data Acquisition System (VDAS®) to log experiment results, and automatically calculate answers and create charts of your results
• Includes set of tensile test specimens of different grades of steel for comparison experiments
• TecQuipment can supply range of optional parts for experiments in beam deflection, hardness testing and spring rate and deflection
• Optional Extensometer (SM1000d) available for accurate tests to find Young’s modulus of tensile specimen

Description:

• A steel frame with four columns supports a hydraulic ram. The ram pushes up a loading platform
• The area above the loading platform is for compression tests on a wide range of materials such as wood, brick and mortar
• The space below the platform is for tensile tests.
• A high-impact strength clear-plastic guard protects the user during tests
• During tests, force sensors measure the load applied by the ram. A digital load meter shows the real-time force and stores the peak force. A digital displacement indicator measures and displays the vertical movement of the loading platform or part of the structure under test.
• Students use the force and the dimensions of the part under test to find the applied stress. They also use the vertical displacement to find the strain
• For quick and reliable tests, TecQuipment can supply the optional Versatile Data Acquisition System (VDAS®). This gives accurate real-time data capture, monitoring and display, calculation and charting of all important readings on a computer (computer not included).

Learning Outcomes:

• Tensile tests on different materials
• Compression tests on different materials