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Instron - High Strain Rate VHS Systems
Many materials exhibit different behaviors under various strain rates, i.e. they have strain rate dependent properties. Characterizing these dynamic properties across a wide range of velocities becomes very important in applications where components are exposed to high strain rates, especially on investigating material failure and also identifying the most optimal design for weight.
High strain rate testing machines have helped industries to predict material behavior, which in turn helps the design of many components that are exposed to high strain rates during its life cycle. Whether it is in the landing gear on aircraft, the crash impact of a road vehicle or even the cord strings when a parachute is opened, all of these examples involve one or more components of a product that are subjected to high strain rate impact. These components require safety and industry standards to be met in order to compete in the industry. Therefore, a high strain rate testing machine with reliable operations and accurate data acquisition is essential in designing safe and functional products and verifying the validity of the computer simulation tools, e.g. car crash simulation.
The Instron VHS can characterize dynamic properties of strain rate dependent materials across a wide range of velocities, investigating material failure under high strain rate impact and identifying the most optimal design for weight.
- Static Load Capacity: 35 kN to 160 kN.
Dynamic Load Capacity: 50 kN to 100 kN. - Operates at 280 bar resulting in higher acceleration
Capable of velocities up to 25 m/s - Electronically interlocked protective enclosure
- High-stiffness load frames
- Patented FastJaw gripping solution
- VHS8800MT controller and high-speed data acquisition package with 8 channels and very high sample rate