Description
The Universal Testing Machine is ideal for classroom demonstrations and for safe use by small groups of students. It fits onto any suitable strong desk or bench top, but offers the optional Support Table and Cupboard. 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 fi nd the applied stress. They also use the vertical displacement to fi nd the strain. For accurate measurements of the small changes in length of a specimen tested in its elastic region, it offers the optional Extensometer . Students use this to fi nd the Young’s modulus of a tensile test specimen. Students can use the Universal Testing Machine to test many materials, engineering parts and structures, but also offers optional parts for the machine. These allow students to do Brinell hardness tests on materials, and tests on coil springs, leaf springs and beams.
Learning Outcomes
- Tensile tests on different materials
- Compression tests on different materials
Specifications
ATICO is committed to a programmed of continuous improvement; hence we reserve the right to alter the design and product specification without prior notice.
Universal Testing Machine
Nett dimensions and weight:
800 mm x 800 mm x 1500 mm maximum height and 150 kg
Packed dimensions and weight (including pump): 1.75 m3 and 220 kg
Maximum load : 100 kN (10 tonne)
Maximum distance between compression platens : 220 mm
Tensile test specimens:
• 10 x TH4010 75A 0.1% carbon steel, as drawn
• 10 x TH4015 75AN 0.1% carbon steel, normalised
• 10 x TH4035 0.4% carbon steel, normalised
Optional Support Table and Cupboard (SM1000a)
Nett dimension :
1230 mm x 750 mm x 980 mm high
Optional Extensometer (SM1000d)
Gauge length: 50 mm
Operating Conditions
Operating environment:
Laboratory
Storage temperature range:
–25°C to +55°C (when packed for transport)
Operating temperature range:
+5°C to +40°C
Operating relative humidity range:
80% at temperatures < 31°C decreasing linearly to 50% at 40°C
