The tensile testing machine of K&W is a versatile small-scale testing machine, which can be used inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM) but also outside underneath a light-microscope or atomic force microscope (AFM) to monitor the deformation behavior of samples during the experiments. It can be utilized for classical tensile tests but also bending or compression experiments. Depending on the shape and size of the specimens, different specimen clamps can be installed. In addition, it can be also tilted by 70° within the SEM that allows to perform electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) measurements. The imposition of the load is symmetrical so that image features do not move out of the area of interest.

Features

Available load cells: 200 N, 2000 N, 10000 N

Displacement speed: 0.1 – 20 µm/s

Maximum displacement: 8 mm (4 mm symmetric)

Approximate size: 140 x 205 x 50 mm³

Maximum specimen width: 10 mm

Maximum specimen length: 50 mm

Weight: ~2.4 kg