Load Frames Testing

Load frames testing utilises a high stiffness support structure against which the test forces can react. The load frame comprises a base beam, two columns, and a moving crosshead that when fitted with fixtures is capable of measuring different mechanical properties related to strength and displacement.

Tension

Test Name	Tension Testing
Description	The most fundamental of type of mechanical test; provides information about how materials react to force being applied as it is pulled apart – as well as its strength and how much it will elongate
Fixtures	10kN Screw Side Action Grips 50kN Wedge Action Grips
Jaw Faces	10kN Grips	Flat and serrated, Round and vee serrated
Jaw Faces	50kN Grips	Flat and serrated, Round and serrated
Testing Considerations	Cross-sectional area Specimen shape and dimensions
Test Control	Preload, Precycle, up to two speeds
Calculations	Absolute peak Local peaks Preset points User Calculations	Modulus (nine types) Yield (five types) Break (six types) Slack/Compliance correction	Poisson’s ratio Area reduction Break location Seam Slippage
SOP	Load Frames Testing SOP (PDF, 94.2 KB)
Resources	Knowledge on Tension Testing Tension Testing Solutions
Booking address	G SEBE ENG Lab Eqpmt KE2.101 Instron 10kN G SEBE ENG Lab Eqpmt KE2.101 Instron 50kN

Compression

Test Name	Compression Testing
Description	Provides information about how materials deform under crushing loads – as well as being useful for measuring the plastic flow behaviour and ductile fracture limits of materials.
Fixtures	Compression Platens
Testing Considerations	Cross-sectional area Specimen shape and dimensions
Test Control	Preload, Precycle, up to two speeds
Calculations	Absolute peak Local peaks Preset points User Calculations	Modulus (nine types) Yield (five types) Break (six types) Slack/Compliance correction	Poisson’s ratio Area reduction Break location Seam Slippage
SOP	Load Frames Testing SOP (PDF, 94.2 KB)
Resources	Knowledge on Compression Testing Compression Testing Solutions
Booking address	G SEBE ENG Lab Eqpmt KE2.101 Instron 10kN G SEBE ENG Lab Eqpmt KE2.101 Instron 50kN

Flexural

Test Name	Flexural Testing
Description	Provides information about how materials behave when subjected to simple beam loading, which produces tensile stress in the convex side of the specimen and compression stress in the concave side.
Fixtures	Lower Flexure and 3 Point Bend Upper Fixture 4 Point Bend Upper Anvil Fixture
Testing Considerations	Cross-sectional area Specimen shape and dimensions Minimising shear stress in the specimen by controlling the span to depth ratio
Test Control	Preload, Tensile/Compressive
Calculations	Absolute peak Local peaks Preset points User Calculations	Modulus (nine types) Yield (five types) Break (six types) Slack/Compliance correction	Poisson’s ratio Area reduction Break location Seam Slippage
SOP	Load Frames Testing SOP (PDF, 94.2 KB)
Resources	Knowledge on Flexural Testing Flexural Testing Solutions
Booking address	G SEBE ENG Lab Eqpmt KE2.101 Instron 10kN G SEBE ENG Lab Eqpmt KE2.101 Instron 50kN

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