Zwick Launches Innovative Solution for Composites Testing
Zwick is offering a patented new fixture which the company believes will quickly become a standard for the testing of fibre-reinforced plastics.
The company claims that their Hydraulic Composite Compression Fixture (HCCF), with its hydraulically operated specimen grips, offers several technical and cost saving advantages compared to existing mechanical fixtures such as Celanese or IITRI devices.
The open C-frame construction facilitates the loading of specimens and allows for the attachment of extensometers. According to Zwick, the difficulties with specimen alignment and mechanical set-up have been eliminated, mainly through the use of a friction free guidance system.
Zwick claims that the HCCF reduces variance in test results, and speeds up test throughput saving time and money.
Hydraulic operation provides reliable and reproducible clamping of the specimens as the clamping force is applied uniformly and securely across the specimen.
The compression testing fixture can also be used at high or low temperatures ranging from -60 to +95° C, and the ability to utilise extensometers can avoid the need to bond strain gauges to the specimen.
Zwick's Hydraulic Composite Compression Fixture (HCCF) is used specifically for the testing of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRP) and glass-fibre-reinforced plastics (GFRP) with unidirectional fibre-reinforcement. It is suitable for testing standards such as prEN 2850, DIN EN ISO 14126, DIN 65380, and QVA-Z10-46-38.
Publication Date: 27/11/2009
WWW Link: http://www.zwick.com/
Subscribe to our Composite News Feed
Other items you may also be interested in.
-
NEWS
Bayer MaterialScience opens €22 Million Nanotube Facility
Find out more -
Axion LOI to Supply Thermoplastic Material for Composite Containers
Find out more -
Gibson/Jushi Environmental Stewardship Program to be Presented at ACMA Conference in Las Vegas
Find out more -
PRODUCTS & PUBLICATIONS
Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites
More Details
PRICE (GBP) 160.00 -
Biomedical composites
More Details
-
Mechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites IV
More Details
- Your shopping basket is currently empty:
Hot Topics
-
Latest Products
Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites
Price (GBP) 160.00
Find out more -
Latest News
Bayer MaterialScience opens €22 Million Nanotube Facility Read More -
Latest Events
18th International Conference on Composite Materials
21-26 August 2011, Jeju, Korea
Booking details -
Latest Jobs
Application Specialist Process & Testing
Read More
Client Newsletters










