Zwick Z150 Universal tester

Purpose

Screw driven machine used to study the mechanical behaviour
of metallic materials under compression, tensile and cyclic loading conditions.

Specifications

- Mechanically driven test frame - Capacity of 250kN - Temperature rates - 10-5/s to 0.1/s - Tensile/ Compression - Gas retort for high temperature testing of materials - Contact/ non-contact extensometry - Can be controlled in either a positional, load-controlled to true strain rate mode - Bespoke software designed for complex testing modes involving rapid changes to the strain rate