Quenching and deformation dilatometer

Tension and compression tests with a programmable heat treatment and forming unit

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Determination of flow curves under tensile and compressive load for material characterization and simulation of the forming behavior
Multi-step heat treatments with varying heating and cooling rates for optimization of mechanical properties of metal and alloys
(Multi-step) deformation in combination with heat treatment for simulation of rolling, forging, extrusion and sheet metal forming processes
Determination of recovery/recrystallization behavior
Studies on the thermal coefficient of expansion

Heating principle	inductive
Sample material	electrically conductive solids
Temperature range	room temperature to 1500 °C
Atmosphere	air inert gas (N2, Ar, He) vacuum (10-5 mbar)
Sample geometry	solid, hollow and sheet samples
Load	compression 20 kN tension 10 kN
Strain rate	compression 0.001 - 20/s tension 0.001 - 1/s
True strain	compression 0.001 – 1 tension 0.01 – 0,6