New centrifuge technology will enable multi-sample adhesive and composite strength testing
The result is a time saving of about 85 percent. When the bond fails, the time, current rotational speed and the affected sample location are automatically sent to a computer from the running centrifuge. Specially developed software calculates the critical forces and tensile stresses and presents the results.
At first glance, the new test system looks like a traditional bench-top centrifuge. But inside there is a special rotor which runs at up to 13,000 revolutions per minute developed by LUM GmbH. Using test stamps which are glued or otherwise attached to the test specimen, adhesive bonds, coatings and composites are subjected to tensile forces. As in a carousel, the centrifugal force resulting from the rotary movement is used. Acceleration up to 10,000 g can be achieved, resulting in centrifugal forces of up to 6.5 kilo Newton (kN) acting on the sample. By comparison, normal gravity is 1g.
"Because of the range of test loads from 0.1 N to 6.5 kN, almost any type of test procedure for both short-term and long-term stress-fatigue tests can be programmed", says Prof. Dietmar Lerche, Managing Director LUM GmbH, Berlin, which specialises in analytical centrifuges. BAM’s Division Head Uwe Beck adds: "The fully automated bench-top testing system is of equal interest to both research and development and industrial quality assurance." The diameter of the test surface can be up to 10 millimetres (mm), the maximum sample sizes are currently at 30 mm x 30 mm x 15 mm. Tensile strength can be tested up to 82.5 N/mm².
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