Fields of application

• Determination of temperature-dependent material characteristics in hot tensile tests for numerical simulation
• Characteristic values: proof stress, tensile strength, elongation at break
• Temperature range 20 - 1500 °C by controlled inductive heating
• Fast, joining process specific specimen heating
• Optimal temperature distribution in different specimen geometries by adapted induction coils
• Temperature and strain rate dependent material characteristics

HF generator AXIO 5/450 T for inductive specimen heating

• Power 5 kW
• Frequency range 50 - 450 kHz
• High efficiency due to optimum operating frequency
• Acquisition of all process parameters

High-temperature extensometer for strain measurement on the sample

• Measuring principle: inductive transformer
• Measuring length: 4 - 50 mm
• Measuring path: 10 mm
• Resolution: 0.1 mm - 130 mm

Drop tower CEAST 9350

• For notched bar impact test and puncture test
• As well as device for Tensil Test
• Max test speed 24m/s or 1800 Joule

Walter and Bei universal testing machine

• Servo-hydraulic universal testing machine
• With high resolution digital controller PCS5000 and testing software DION-Pro
• Max test force 150kN

Fields of application

Processes

• Welding
• Forming
• Forming
• Forging
• Heat treatment

Material processes

• Melting and solidification
• Recrystallization
• Transformation behaviour and plasticity
• Precipitation behaviour
• Mechanical hardening
• Relaxation
• Hot cracking tendency
• Cold cracking tendency

Material testing

• Continuous and isothermal ZTA, ZTU, STAAZ charts
• Thermal expansion
• Stress-strain diagrams (tension/compression)
• Creep curves
• Thermal/mechanical fatigue
• Critical strain rate for hot cracking

Gleeble 3500

Features

• Complex system for physical simulation of thermo-mechanical processes as well as for quasi-static, dynamic and cyclic testing
• Synchronous digital control and acquisition of temperature, displacement, strain and force
• Exact time reproduction of thermal and mechanical loads on specimens and components
• Simulation corresponds to the real loading of the material during the manufacturing process or in operation

Technical data

• Temperature range 20 - 1700 °C
• Heating and cooling rates up to 10000 °C/s
• Maximum force 98 kN
• Maximum test speed 1000 mm/s
• Vacuum and controlled atmosphere

Areas of application

• Materials: steel, non-ferrous metals, e.g. Al and its alloys, Al die casting
• Welding consumables
• Metal powder
• Welds
• Coatings
• Customer specific analysis requirements

Hydrogen analyzer H-mat 225

• Melt extraction furnace with freely selectable analysis temperature up to
• Approx. 2500 °C for the determination of the total hydrogen content
• Infrared furnace for the determination of diffusible hydrogen by artificial ageing up to 900 °C
• Rapid analysis, automatic sequence
• Highly stable detection system with automatic measuring range selection
• Optical temperature measurement and control
• Measuring range: 0.1 - 1000 ppm
• Resolution: 0.01 ppm

Application areas

• Deformation measurement on complex real components during the manufacturing process
• Manufacturing process, e.g. during joining
• Material testing
• Strength assessment
• Verification of FE simulations
• Analysis of the deformation behavior of homogeneous and inhomogeneous materials
• Materials, e.g. weld seams
• Strain calculation

Surface deformation measurement system ARAMIS®

• Surface with stochastic pattern
• Online image recording with digital 3D camera system
• Recordings in defined time intervals
• Offline evaluation or calculation of displacements
• Surface and graphical representation of the measurement results in the three-dimensional result space with high measurement point density. The graphical representation of the measurement results enables an optimal understanding of the component behaviour

Areas of application

• Hardness scans of surfaces, e.g. welding seams
• Line scans
• Hardness of indentation, edge hardness and nitriding hardness
• Depth measurements according to DIN 50190
• Serial measurements
• Multiple measurements (several Eht, Rht, Nht or line measurements are carried out one after the other)

Hardness scanner UT 100

• Test load from HV 0.1 to HV 2
• Vickers hardness measurements according to DIN 50133
• Vickers hardness measurements with the UCI method according to VDI/VDE guideline 2616
• Hardness values in HV, HRC, HB or tensile strength (conversion according to DIN 50150)
• Positioning accuracy 0.01 mm
• Travel 270 x 290 x 130 mm

Application areas

• Measurement of temperature fields during joining
• Temperature measurement

Thermography system "Vario CAM hr research

• Wavelength: 7.5 - 14 µm
• Measuring range: -40°C ... +1200°C
• Measuring accuracy: ±1.5K (0°C ... +100°C, otherwise ±2K or 2%)

High speed camera

Photron Fastcam SA5 with Cavilux HF laser light

• 1024 x 1024 pixel up to 7.000 frames / second
• Up to 1.000.000 frames / second at reduced resolution
• 16GB memory