Tensile strength wire tester are available as part of a testresources product line of test machine accessories that include a wide range of test fixtures, high low temperature chambers, furnaces, tensile grips, and extensometers. I am trying to find a software which can pick up proper material according to the input variable ex. E8 tensile tests determine the ductility and strength of various metals when the materials undergo uniaxial tensile stresses. It relates the effect of a uniaxial tensile load force on the elongation change in length of a standard specimen. Thanks to its new portrait layout and its carefully crafted visual design. Lab 1 tension test of metals 1 strength of materials lab. This video shows the preconfigured method templates for the bluehill universal. The standard tensile rectangular flat specimens are prepared according to astm e8 for the four samples 8. The tensile strength is defined as the maximum tensile stress that a material can. The lab is nadcap and a2la accredited, isoiec 17025 certified and in compliance with iso.
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Test type libraries loaded by default tension base general user calculation tension, creep, relaxation base general creep. Metallurgical testing laboratory metallurgical testing contact. Bluehill universals large touchpoints and intuitive gestures make the user experience simpler and smarter. Preconfigured method templates for the bluehill universal azom. Built on the industryleading bluehill 3 platform, bluehill le brings a lot of the core features in a lighter package to meet a wide range of testing needs including all major international standards astm, iso, bs, en, din, and jis driven requirements. Video to show a prompted test using the bluehill universal from instron. From these measurements the following properties can also be determined. Materials testing involves inherent hazards from high forces, rapid motions, and stored energy. Bluehill universal software for next generation static materials. How to use a tensile and compression testing system. The object of this experiment is to measure the tensile properties of steel, copper and aluminum at a constant strain rate on the tension testing machine. Regardless of which metals you work with or how you need to test them, admet offers accurate, reliable, rugged, easy to use testing systems that are made in the usa. Testing of metals covers standard test methods for tensile testing, formability testing, hardness testing, impact testing, nondestructive testing, metallographic and other methods of testing. Bluehill universal is industry leading materials testing software, built from the ground up for touch.
All software interfaces are designed to be natural extensions of the instruments for. Astm e8 e8m is the most common test method for determining the tensile properties of metallic materials. Guide to testing metals under tension total elongation tensile strength fracture b o x y a 2 e z d c strain, e offset yield strength proportional limit yield by extension under load fig. Agx testing apparatus and test results using the 2 increase rate of strain values of 0. Materials testing software packages are available for all new instron systems and as upgrades to existing instron systems. Metal hardness and tensile testing services h crossco.
Get the best deals on tensile tester when you shop the largest online selection. How to perform a tension strength test on metals according to astm e8 e8m. Properties that are directly measured via a tensile test are ultimate tensile strength, breaking strength, maximum elongation and reduction in area. The cylindrical metal alloys are machined in accordance with astm e8 standard test methods for. We offer test solutions that are customised to your exact needs. Your instructor will provide a number of different metals and alloys ready for tensile testing. Bluehill fracture is a dedicated fracture mechanics software from instron. About metals testing the chemical and mechanical behavior and properties of metals are a direct result of their chemical composition and microstructure. Metals peel, tear, friction user calculations break slack correction creep relaxation yield point extension first peak user calculation break location modulus hold preset point tensile strength. Instrons bluehill universal has been developed from the groundup for touch interaction. Lowcost automation system for tensile and flex testing plastics duration. Users have the ability to interface with instrons technical. Bluehill impact is an exponential leap forward, taking the power of. Bluehill instron compression manual introduction subjecting a material to large amounts of stress can teach us a lot about that materials properties and merits.
The tension is shown by the graph of stress compared to strain. Impact testing machines are critical for the metals industry. The tensile testing laboratory was conducted using an instron load frame and the bluehill data acquisition software. Machine control, data analysis and reporting are performed for metals fracture toughness measurement to key international standards. Cross company can provide cold tensile strength testing at loads ranging from 1kg to 500 kg extension testing only on one of our two tensile strength machines. Mechanical testing of metals mtd 3 designator of legally binding document. Every purchase of bluehill universal includes access to a single applicationspecific module, such as adhesives, biomedical, composites. Tensile testing, also known as tension testing, is a fundamental materials science and engineering test in which a sample is subjected to a controlled tension until failure. We supply materials testers and force measurement equipment for testing of medical devices. Desktop tensile testers configuration testresources, inc. Tensile testing and hardness testing of various metals.
Compression testing is a very common testing method that is used to establish the compressive force or crush resistance of a material and the ability of the material to recover after a specified compressive. Slack correction also includes gauge length correction, but not in peel, tear, and friction or flexure test types the following table shows the default libraries loaded for each test type. Testing ranges from removing specimens from sections of material to. This test determines important mechanical properties such as yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation, and reduction of. Metallurgical testing laboratory, metal testing laboratory. Tensile testing of metals is a destructive test process that provides information about the tensile strength, yield strength and. Bluehill universal software for next generation static materials testing brief. All bsi british standards available online in electronic and print formats. These instruments have long been limited to using analog or digital readouts.
Preconfigured method templates for the bluehill universal. Tensile testing and hardness testing of various metals technical report submitted to. Simplify your fracture testing, analysis and reporting. Users have the ability to interface with instrons technical support team directly from the software with instron connect, saving time troubleshooting. This test determines important mechanical properties such as yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation, and reduction of area. Tensile test for steel material with highaccuracy strain. The tensile test is method to measure the mechanical properties of materials. The first in a series of howto videos, this instron bluehill 3tutorial walks the. Metal testing is a process or procedure used to check composition of an unknown metallic substance. Tension is applying force that will cause a stretch or elongation a metal or specimen.
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Then the material is tested on instron model 1185 screw driven universal testing machine and the testing data is supervised by blue hill software. Four different materials were tested, including 6061t6 aluminum alloy, a36 hot. The entirety of the tests were recorded by instron bluehill software and also. Tensile testing of metals these tests are carried out by our experienced technical staff in our ukas accredited laboratory. Built on our popular and adaptive bluehill platform, bluehill impact is instrons newest and most powerful impact testing software.