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Contact: Prof. Jens Freudenberger

Materials Testing

The characterisation of the mechanical properties is a key feature for the development of cutting-edge materials with enhanced mechanical properties or to obtain a deeper understanding on the mechanical behaviour of materials, in particular plasticity and the underlying deformation mechanisms. For that reason, mechanical testing is always combined with sophisticated microstructural analyses. The mechanical sample characterisation is performed in a wide spectrum of set-up parameters. 

To realise the mechacical tests of the samples, a number of test facilities are available at the IFW Dresden. 

  • Load cell: 200 kN
  • Axial stiffness of frame: 180 kN/mm
  • Max. travel distance of traverse: 150 mm
  • Max. rate of traverse: 0.001 mm/min - 600 mm/min
  • Max frequency of testing: 100 Hz
  • Tensile test of samples with DIN geometry A,B,E
  • Climate chamber available (T=-140°C - 600°C; air) 
  • Load cell: 50 kN
  • Max. rate of traverse: 0.002 mm/min - 350 mm/min
  • Compression test of DIN samples down to a diameter of 2 mm
  • Tensile test of samples with DIN geometry A,B,E
  • Load cell: 10 kN
  • Max. rate of traverse: 0.002 mm/min - 350 mm/min
  • Compression test of DIN samples down to a diameter of 2 mm
  • Strain measurements with laser extensiometer
  • Tensile test of samples with DIN geometry A,B,E
  • Temperatures up to 1400°C (Vacuum or Ar atmosphere)
  • Available load cells: 1 kN, 10 kN und 50 kN
  • Axial stiffness of frame: 180 kN/mm
  • Max. distance of traverse: 1140 mm
  • Max. rate of traverse: 0.001 mm/min - 600 mm/min
  • Strain measurement with AVE2 from Instron Accuracy class 0.5
  • Tensile test of samples with DIN geometry A,B,E
  • Compression test of DIN samples down to a diameter of 4 mm
  • Load cell: 50 kN
  • Max. rate of traverse: 0.001 mm/min - 500 mm/min
  • Strain measurement with videoXtens 1-120
  • Compression test of DIN samples down to a diameter of 2 mm
  • Tensile test of samples with DIN geometry A,B,E
  • Compression test with heating plates under air condition up to 400 °C
  • Load cell: 10N , 200N 2,5kN
  • Max. rate of traverse: 0.0005 mm/min - 3000 mm/min
  • Strain measurement with makroXtens
  • 3 point-bending up to 100N
  • Tensile test of samples with DIN geometry A,B,E
  • Max. load 7.5 kN: (5.3 kN RMS), 49 Nm torsion
  • Cyclic test in tensile, compression and 3 point bend possible
  • Cyclic test with a frequency of 0.00001 Hz – 100 Hz
  • Linear rate 0.025 μm/s – 1.5 m/s
  • Max. deflection 5 mm,
  • Max distance of traverse 0-1000 mm
  • Charpy impact test on metallic materials according to DIN EN ISO 148-1, 01/2011
  • Pendulum rod with head 300 J
  • Fin 2 mm according to ISO 148-1
  • Wear test:
    • Pin (sample)-disc ( steal- or SiC-plate)
    • Ball (WC)- disc (sample)
  • Variable load 1 N, 2 N, 5 N, 10 N, 20 N
  • Wear pattern: spiral, circular, linear
  • Rotation speed 0.01 to 2000 rpm
  • Temperature of furnace until 600 °C
  • Max. traveling distance of radius: 46 mm