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News Release from: Mecmesin | Subject: Tensile test systems
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 February 2006
Tensile tester puts sliding glass on
trial
A new custom tensile test system will enable Bridgestone TG to measure the frictional load associated with sliding a glass window between two rubber guides.
Mecmesin has supplied a tensile test system to Bridgestone TG, a major supplier of rubber components to the automotive industry, to enable the company to measure the frictional load associated with sliding a glass window between two rubber guides This involved a tensile test using an Imperial test stand controlled by Mecmesin's new generation Emperor software
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The test specimen was a sheet of glass within a rubber-lined fixture.
Incorporated within the specimen was a 500N advanced force gauge applying a 30N preload, via a spring, to the rubber guides - this load being perpendicular to the direction of movement of the glass.
The frictional running force was characterised on a load/displacement graph.
The peak load to start the glass moving together with the average load to maintain its movement were automatically calculated by the Emperor software.
On completion of the test, the powerful analysis and reporting features of Emperor enable a quick and accurate graphical representation of each test to be generated and archived.
"The Mecmesin instruments are always so easy to use and Mecmesin really understands what is going on in a laboratory like ours", said Tony Faure, Laboratory Manager of Bridgestone TG. Request a free brochure from Mecmesin ...
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