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ElectroForce Systems

Materials Testing and Characterization


Core Technology

Linear Motor Technology

• Excellent Power Density

• Moving magnet design

• Rare earth magnets

• Durable and Maintenance-free

• Advanced flexure design

• Non-contact construction

• No moving wires/leads

• No seals, bearing or hydraulic

oil/pumps


3100 3200 3300 3500 TestBench LM1

F: ± 22 N

D: 5 mm

F: ± 225 or 450 N

D: 13 mm

F: ± 1 or 3 kN

D: 25 mm

F: ± 7.5 or 15 kN

D: 50 mm

F: ± 200 or 400 N

D: ± 6.5 mm

oFits on table-top

or desk

oWell-suited for

characterization

of small

materials

/devices

oWide bandwidth

down to gram-

level forces

oUp to 300 Hz

frequency

oTable-top

oSuited for long-

term durability

studies

oPrecise with

micron-level

displacement

measurement

o Largest force

capacity from

Bose

oVersatile with

wide frequency

range

oModular

oMulti-channel,

multi-axis

oExcellent for

component

testing

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Soft Stiff

Breadth of Testing Capabilities

kPa MPa GPa TPa“Effective Stiffness”

Hydrogels

Contact Lenses

Rubber

Tires

Elastomers Alloys

Metals

Fibers

Foils

Thin Films

Asphalt

Bone

Dental Cement

Stiff

Polymers

Composites

Alloys

Tissues

Cartilage

Tendons

Ceramics

Rock

Granite

Soft

Polymers

BioPolymers

Spider

Silk

Diamond-

Like

Carbon


Controls and Data Acquisition

ElectroForce WinTest™ Software

Feedback Control for Force or Displacement Integrated Data Acquisition

Standard and Custom Waveform Generation Acceleration Compensation

Block Waveform Generator Automatic Tuning

Conditional Branching Multiple Mover Sync

Limits and limit command control User-Friendly Set-up

Up to 8 Control and 32 Data Channels Advanced Security


Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

The WinTest DMA software allows the user to define Frequency

Temperature

Dynamic amplitude

Mean level

Hold at Mean level

Hold at temperature

Cycles before Data Acquisition

Automatic generation of test matrix with up

to two nested sweeps

Linear or logarithmic sweeps for each test

condition

Amplitude and mean can be defined

independently as force, displacement,

stress, or strain.


Tensile

3 pt bend

Compression Hot/Cold Chamber

Shear




Data and Calculations Dynamic Modulus

Storage Modulus

Loss Modulus

Tan Delta

All Raw Data as ASCII


Benefits of ElectroForce Technology

Unmatched

Warranty

Above &

Beyond

Support™

Clean AccurateResponsiveReliable Energy

Efficient

Low Force

Control

Ease of Use Real-time

Control

Versatile


TEST MODES

Static Cyclic

Tension / Compression

Torsion / Shear

Stress Relaxation / Creep

Bending

Indentation

Multiaxial

Multi-specimen

Fatigue & Durability

LCF

HCF

TMF

Dynamic Mechanical

Analysis (DMA)

E’, E”, tan δ

MATERIALS

Metals

Alloys

Ceramics

Composites

Polymers / Elastomers

Component / Small Sample

MARKETS Tire / Rubber

Polymers / Plastics / Composites

Aerospace / Automotive

Electronics / Microelectronics

Metals

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Modulus

Yield Strength

Ultimate Tensile Strength

Ductility

Toughness

Fracture Mechanics

Fatigue LimitDESIGN

METHODOLOGIES

Design / Validation

Materials Selection

QA / QC

Basic Research

Materials Testing Overview

ENVIRONMENTS

Heating / Cooling

Humidity

Saline Baths


Thank You

The World Leader in Thermal Analysis,

Rheology, and Microcalorimetry

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