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Ball Indent Test Fixture
A manufacturer of automotive panels required a high-temperature system to quantify the quality and performance of various sheet metals at elevated temperatures. Our customer used a dual column tabletop load frame and a environmental chamber to provide the ideal functionality for applying controlled loads and temperatures. A custom set of fixtures was also required for holding the test samples. The fixturing had to meet several requirements:
Ability to clamp sample from outside of chamber
Flexibility to perform multiple tests on each sample
Simple way to change indenters
Our Engineered Solutions Group worked with the customer to design the fixturing. Multiple indentation tests were required on samples that had been soaked at 450° C (840° F) and our customer was concerned because the specimens and fixtures had to be handled at such high temperatures. To reduce the potential for injury, we designed a tightening mechanism that was located outside of the heating zone to adjust the pushrods to clamp the specimen before each test. And this reduced the operator's exposure to the heated zones when specimen or indenter replacement was needed.
Ability to clamp sample from outside of chamber
Flexibility to perform multiple tests on each sample
Simple way to change indenters
Our Engineered Solutions Group worked with the customer to design the fixturing. Multiple indentation tests were required on samples that had been soaked at 450° C (840° F) and our customer was concerned because the specimens and fixtures had to be handled at such high temperatures. To reduce the potential for injury, we designed a tightening mechanism that was located outside of the heating zone to adjust the pushrods to clamp the specimen before each test. And this reduced the operator's exposure to the heated zones when specimen or indenter replacement was needed.
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