Temperature range | -160°C to 1500°C (temperature range covered by three furnaces) |
Frequency range | 0.01 Hz to 100 Hz; optional 0.0001 Hz and 200 Hz |
Static force range | up to 500 N and optional 1500 N |
Dynamic force range | ± 500 N, ± 150 N, ± 100 N, ± 25 N |
Force sensor | interchangeable; nominal forces available from ±10 N to ±2500 N |
Blade springs | counteract the static forces and allow for independent superposition of the dynamic forces |
Static displacement | 60 mm |
Dynamic displacement | available strain sensors: ± 1.5 mm, ± 3 mm and ± 6 mm (depending on the EPLEXOR model) |
Supplementary analysis modes | creep, relaxation, fatigue, heat build-up, curing, tensile tests, rolling resistance of tires, tackifying |
Max. sample dimensions (inside the standard furnace) |
- tension: 80 mm x 10 mm x 10 mm (80 mm length) - shear: ∅ 4 mm to 20 mm (standard: 10 mm) - 3-point bending: up to 70 mm free bending length (up to 120 mm sample length) |
Sample holders | 3/4-point bending, tension, shear, compression, single/dual cantilever bending, asymmetric bending, curing/liquids, immersion tests, for fiber bundles; holder for T and H tests (tire cords) |
Automatic sample length detection or thickness determination possible in tensile, compression and bending geometries |