EPLEXOR® High Temperature



EPLEXOR® HT

The EPLEXOR® HT for high temperatures up to 1500 °C combines the dynamic mechanic thermal analysis with the dynamic material testing for the determination of the absolute values of the E modulus. The EPLEXOR® HT is available in two different designs :
  • EPLEXOR® 150 N HT (1000 °C or 1500 °C)
  • EPLEXOR® 500 N HT (1000 °C or 1500 °C)
Further fields of application are:
  • DMA/DMTA/DMTS
  • Dynamic component testing
  • Durability tests
  • Analysis of the visco-elastic material properties
  • Dynamic fatigue testing
  • Relaxation and retardation
    - creep testing - (optional)
  • Tests in liquids (optional)
  • Tests among UV light (optional)
  • Tests in humid atmosphere (optional)
  • Prediction of application properties
  • Materials research
  • Impact tests
The upgradable Automatic Sample Supply System (ASSS) with a sample dimension measurement station guarantees a best possible sample capacity during investigations in the entire temperature range of -150 °C to 500 °C (option).

CHARACTERISTICS:

The only DMTS system with two independent drives for the static and dynamic load. The frame was especially developed for the absorption of high temperature oven up to 1000 °C or 1500 °C. Optionally, it exists the choice to measure in a double chamber operation in a low temperature range from -150 °C up to 500 °C.

The field of applications are glasses, ceramics, high temperature composites, metals for the high temperature range as well as polymers and elastomers in the low temperature range.

Thus, the EPLEXOR® HT is a real universal system.

  • Absolute values of deformation, force, initial sample length L0 and temperature.
  • Determination of the following material properties: E’, E”, G’, G”, η”, η’, tan delta
    (depends on the used sample holder).
  • Storage of the raw data.
  • Dynamic testing of polymers, elastomers, caoutchoucs, rubbers, biological materials, glasses, ceramics, metals, foils, fibres, tyre cords, resins, adhesives, prepregs, composites, lacquers, coatings, food-stuffs, pharmaceuticals and much more.
  • Changeable force transducers.
  • Changeable sample holders.
  • Automatic Sample Supply System (ASSS) for tension, compression and bending samples within the entire temperature range, including sample dimension determination (option).
  • Simultaneous DMA/DMTS and TMA application.
  • Control and measurement analysis, alternatively in the procedure of FFT (Fast Fourier Transformation), Least Square Fit or hysteresis.
  • Time, temperature, superposition (mastercurves) - WLF, Arrhenius, numerical methods.
  • Extensive software package (data and curve analysis), spline functions, 3D-plots and Cole-Cole diagrams.
Specifications
EPLEXOR® 150 N HT
Force range Dyn. strain Stat. strain Frequency range Temperature
±150 N (300 N)** ±1.5 mm (3 mm)** up to 35 mm 0.01 Hz - 100 Hz RT to 1000 °C
         
Optional Optional   Optional Optional
static 1500 N ----   0.001 Hz - 100 Hz 0.001 Hz - 200 Hz RT to 1500 °C
-150 °C to 500 °C
*The max. elongation depends on the sample, sample holder and frequency. **Peak force

EPLEXOR® 500 N HT
Force range Dyn. strain Stat. strain Frequency range Temperature
±500 N (1000 N)** ±1.5 mm (3 mm)* up to 35 mm 0.01 Hz - 100 Hz RT to 1000 °C
         
Optional Optional   Optional Optional
static 1500 N     0.001 Hz - 200 Hz RT to 1500 °C
-150 °C to 500 °C
*The max. elongation depends on the sample, sample holder and frequency. **Peak force