Application Note

Tribology and Mechanical Testing Unit Measurement of Tensile Properties of Plastics and Composites on Universal Materials Tester mod. CETR-UMT 2 per ASTM D638-02a, ISO 527-1 and ASTM D3039/D3039M-00.
The Universal Materials Tester mod. CETR-UMT 2 is capable of performing standard tensile tests as per ASTM D638-02 and ASTM D3039-00. In addition UMT can also be successfully used for performing repetitive tension, torsion, compression and twisting tests for fatigue, if performed for sufficient number of test cycles. Test specimens; sheets, plates and molded plastics, prepared by either into dog bone shapes as specified in the ASTM D638 or into thin flat strips per ASTM D3039. UMT users have option of performing tensile tests in either load-controlled or displacement-control mode. The force (Fz), and displacement (Z-carriage position) can be recorded as a function of time during the test. In force-controlled tests, the displacement Z changes with the test cycles; in displacement-controlled test, the force Fz changes as the test progresses.

UMT Hardware Configuration:

CETR-UMT 2 system with load sensor (maximum 1200N), lower stationary table and specimen grips.

Displacement-controlled Tensile Test

SEQUENCE 1: To move up the carriage for tensile testing Step 1:

Upper Grip Lower Grip

Carriage : set offset = 20 mm or distance as required; Direction -up , Duration- 10 s or as per required strain rate. Slider : Idle

Stress-strain plot after processing Fz-Z data

Force and displacement (Z) vs. time plots Email: productinfo@bruker-nano.com Web: www.bruker-axs.com

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Application Note
Tribology and Mechanical Testing Unit Load-controlled Tensile Test
SEQUENCE 1: To apply a small initial load Step 1: Carriage : small initial load with no negative sign, duration- 5 s Slider : Idle
Force and displacement vs. time plots

SEQUENCE 2: To apply a linearly increasing load Step 1: Carriage :set initial load from step 1 in Sequence 1, and final load with no negative sign, Duration- 10 s or as per required loading rate. Slider : Idle

Report:

Stress-strain plot after processing Fz-Z data

Use the Viewer program to plot test results. Select the parameters to be displayed by checking the appropriate boxes under Parameters on the Viewer screen. Open the test data file with the UMT Viewer. Check (select) both the parameters (Fz and Z) and then click on the combo (arrow) of the "Elastomer Graph" button. Click on 'Tensile Stress' to open a calculation window. Enter relevant parameters related to the test specimen, such as shape and dimensions then click on 'Calculate" button to calculate the mechanical properties of the specimen and to make a stress vs. strain plot. For printing the plots and the calculated data, click on Print button. You can also obtain a preview by clicking on the 'print preview' button. To calculate the chord and secant modulii between two points, place two markers by clicking right mouse button on the stress vs. strain plot and press 'Calculate". UMT Viewer is capable of calculating yield strength, ultimate strength, Young's modulus, chord modulus, secant modulus, percentage of elongation, toughness, and energy at yield point from load-displacement data of the specimen.

Summary
Universal Materials Tester UMT is capable of performing numerous mechanical tests to obtain yield strength, ultimate strength, Young's modulus, chord modulus, secant modulus, percentage of elongation, toughness, and energy at yield point from load-displacement data (stress-strain) of test specimen. UMT is also capable of synchronized and repetitive tension/compression and torsion testing for fatigue conditions.

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