Compressive/Tension/Shear Tests

150 KN Loading Capacity

Load Capacity: 34 kip (150 kN) in tension and compression

  • Control System:

    • Load and Displacement Control

    • Bluehill 3 Controller

  • Compression Platen

  • Diameter: 6 in (152 mm)

  • Displacement:

    • Minimum Speed: 0.000004 in/min (0.0001 mm/min)

    • Maximum Speed: 30 in/min (762 mm/min)

    • Maximum Load at Full Speed 24.7 kip (110 kN)

    • Maximum Speed at Full Load 15 in/min (381 mm/min)

    • Position Control Resolution 0.2514 μin (0.00639 μm)

  • Clearances:

    • Tension, jaw to jaw: 14 in (256 mm)*

    • Compression, crosshead platen to base: 14 in (356 mm)*

    • Gross vertical test space: 59 in (1500 mm)

    • Lateral clearance, tower to tower: 22.5 in (560 mm)

    • Jaw Width: 3 in (76 mm)

    • Clamping mechanism: Automatic, Pneumatic

  • Calibration/Certification:

    • ASTM E4 on both force transducers

    • ASTM E83 on strain transducers

Instron 8802 Servohydraulic Fatigue Testing System

  • Double-acting servohydraulic actuator with force capacity up to ±250 kN (±56 kip)

  • High-stiffness, precision-aligned load frame with twin columns and actuator in lower base or upper crosshead

  • 150 mm (6 in) of usable stroke

  • Designed for both dynamic and static testing on a variety of materials and components

  • Choice of hydraulic configuration and dynamic performance to suit application

  • Adjustable upper crosshead with hydraulic lifts and locks fitted as standard for easy adjustment of daylight

  • Patented Dynacell™ advanced load cell technology for faster testing and reduction of inertial errors

(Link: https://tulsa.okstate.edu/helmerich/imagingsuite/fatigue)