Bose ElectroForce 3550
Technical Specifications
- Max. Force: 15 kN
- Testing frequency: up to 100 Hz
- Max. transverse displacement: 50 mm
- Miniature extensometer with 3 mm base
- Control options: Displacement-controlled, force-controlled
- Hydraulic clamps for flat specimens up to 3 mm thick
- Hydraulic clamps for cylindrical specimens, 8 or 12 mm in diameter
- Available Setup for multiple-axis loading (Ex: 4-point bending test)
Applications
- LCF/HCF fatigue tests (force-controlled)
- Determination of fatigue strength/fatigue limit for different ratios of minimum/maximum stress (R = 0, R = 0.1, R = -1)
- Generation of Wöhler-diagrams (S-N curves)
- Quasi-static and cyclical loading under realistic (multi-axial) load conditions
- All experiments can be conducted in combination with digital image correlation technology (see menu point “DIC”).