BIOMEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL COMPONENT/DEVICE TESTING

T-SLOT TABLE FOR 3300, 3400, 4400, 5500/5500A, 5800, 5900, AND 6800 SERIES

BIOMEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL DENTAL

Test Fixtures

Notes:

1. Can be used without bath to test the ambient, in-air sections of ISO 14801, or in combination with CP108107/CP100543 to test the complete standard.

2. Attachment kits 8000-127 are required for E1000 and E3000. Attachment kits required for E10000 depends on the loadcell interface. Please consult factory.

Dental Materials Bend Fixture

BIOMEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL FIXTURES

BURST/PUNCTURE FIXTURES

Burst or puncture fixtures are used to determine the resistance of a material to the penetration of a probe. The material is typically held by a set of clamping rings, and undergoes biaxial stresses representative of those encountered during actual use.

Principle of Operation

Fixtures are typically comprised of a lower frame with a clamping mechanism that attaches to the base of the testing system, while a probe attaches to the load cell on the moving crosshead. The probe is then moved onto the specimen at a low rate of travel until failure occurs. Common results from these tests are maximum force, force at break, penetration distance and energy to break.

Application Range

• Type of test: Puncture

Composites Test Fixtures

Instron offers a range of fixtures for the tensile, compression, flexural, shear, and peel testing of composite materials. The unique nature of composite materials has resulted in the development of these fixtures to ensure optimum alignment, high resistance to buckling and precision specimen location.

Principle of Operation

Most of these fixtures are designed to meet specific materials testing standards. These standards have been developed over the years by leading manufacturers and research organizations, and then made their way into ASTM, ISO, DIN and other standards. Composites fixtures provide various ways of testing composite materials depending on how the material is manufactured and is intended to be used.

Application Range

• Type of test: Tension, compression, flexure, shear and peel tests to a variety of established standards

Safety Advice

Review safety note on page 234