Testing of plastics and rubber - Zwick - #2

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2 Picture sources, front page: BASF AG, Bayer AG, Continental AG, Solvay SA, Recaro GmbH & Co.KG, BIG-Spielwarenfabrik List of contents The Zwick-Roell Group ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Plastics and rubbers: Development, structure and properties .............................................................................. 4 Application examples, typical test curves ............................................................................................................ 6 Sample preparation ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Specimen shapes, dimensions und cutting dies ................................................................................................ 12 Dimension measurement ................................................................................................................................. 16 Material testing machines ................................................................................................................................ 18 • Typical fields of application ............................................................................................................................. 18 • Measurement and control systems ................................................................................................................ 19 • Load frames ................................................................................................................................................. 20 • Drive systems ............................................................................................................................................... 22 • testXpert® II Software for materials testing ...................................................................................................... 24 • Load cells ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 • Specimen holders......................................................................................................................................... 29 • Extensometers ............................................................................................................................................. 35 • Automatic specimen feeding by Handling Systems ........................................................................................ 40 • Temperature chambers ................................................................................................................................. 42 Servohydraulic testing machines ....................................................................................................................... 45 High speed testing machines ............................................................................................................................ 46 Falling weight testers ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Pendulum impact testers ................................................................................................................................. 48 Extrusion plastomers ....................................................................................................................................... 52 HDT and Vicat VST testers ............................................................................................................................... 54 Rebound resilience testers ............................................................................................................................... 56 Abrasion testers .............................................................................................................................................. 57 Ball-type rebound resilience testers ................................................................................................................... 57 Hardness testers and machines ........................................................................................................................ 58 Zwick Sevices ................................................................................................................................................. 61 Overview of standards and test equipment ....................................................................................................... 64 Contact ........................................................................................................................................................... 68 This catalogue provides an overview of testing instruments, machines, and systems of the Zwick Roell AG for use in the plastics and rubber industry and in the corresponding research and test institutes and training centers. This is only a part of the extensive overall program of the Zwick Roell AG.