Elevated Temperature Tensile Testing at Twice the Capacity
Elevated temperature tensile testing is a routine service provided at Laboratory Testing Inc. The tests are run using an elevated temperature furnace carousel connected to a new 120K Tinius Olsen tensile machine. The furnace heats the samples to a specified temperature, up to 1800°F maximum, before testing and can process three samples at once. Testing between 900°F and 1200°F is Nadcap accredited at LTI. This 120K tensile machine is also used to perform room-temperature testing.
Tensile tests provide information about the properties of metals and are performed by applying an increasing load to a sample until the point of failure. The 120K tensile machine is a replacement for an older 60K and provides our Mechanical Testing Lab with greater capacity for processing orders with higher load requirements. It is also used to perform room-temperature testing when not in use for elevated temperature tests. Other mechanical tests performed by the Lab include bend, elongation, proof load, yield, hardness and many others.