The UniTek™ F9500 Series Universal Testing Machines are PC controlled electro—mechanical testers designed with state—of—the—art technology for testing and studying the physical properties and mechanical behavior of a wide range of materials such as polymers and elastomers.

- Servo drive with ball lead screws providing an advanced drive system with a wide speed range;
- High resolution digital encoder that measures crosshead movement to within 10µ (100,000 Å);
- PC based system for data acquisition, analysis, storage, retrieval and display;
- User friendly menu—driven software;
- Integral crosshead safety interlocks;
- A wide range of load cells, grips & accessories;
- Suitable for R&D, education, QC/QA and production control applications.
- Pentium® PC with Windows 95/98® based measurement and control system;
- Advanced “pop—up · pull—down · message prompt” style menu driven software;
- Intuitive on-line help & appropriate error messages;
- Extensive easy—to—read real time graphics;
- Advanced file handling utilities create, store & retrieve test data for printing or graphical re—display;
- Database storage of batch test data;
- Wide range of available user selectable test parameters such as pre—load, rupture cut—out threshold, test speed, modulus data units and more;
- Wide range of available output parameters for evaluation such as ultimate stress, Young’s modulus, yield stress, 0.1% and 0.2% proof stress, % elongation,
- uniform strain, bending stress and more;
- Available option for accurately plotting curves and printing test results;
- User selectable options for printed test results.
Optional Software packages are available for:
- Spring Testing;
- Statistical Evaluation;
- Torsional Tests;
- Polymers & Elastomers;
- Custom Designed to Customer Requirements.
A wide range of grips and clamps are available:
- Wedge types for flat and round specimens;
- Vise types;
- Single strand (conductor);
- Pneumatic types;
- Compression plates;
- Bending fixtures;
- Shearing types.
Electronic analog extensometers are available to measure extension with 1µ resolution:
- Model 1: EE—2 Strain Gage
- Model 2: LTE—50 LVDT Type
A variety of strain gage type load cells are available to meet most needs including:
- 10 kN
- 50 kN
- 100 kN
MODEL: | F9510 | F9550 | F95100 |
LOAD RANGE: | 0 — 10 kN | 0 — 50 kN | 0 — 100 kN |
LOAD RESOLUTION: | 1/25000 of nominal load cell | 1/25000 of nominal load cell | 1/25000 of nominal load cell |
LOAD ACCURACY: | ± 1% through 2—100% of range | ± 1% through 2—100% of range | ± 1% through 2—100% of range |
VERTICAL CAPACITY: | 1000 mm without grips or load cell | 1000 mm without grips or load cell | 1000 mm without grips or load cell |
COLUMN CLEARANCE: | 450 mm | 450 mm | 450 mm |
CROSSHEAD SPEED: | 0.25—500 mm/min | 0.25—500 mm/min | 0.25—500 mm/min |
CROSSHEAD MEASUREMENT: | 0.01 mm | 0.01 mm | 0.01 mm |
POWER REQUIRED: | 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1 PH | 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1 PH | 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1 PH |
CONFORMS TO: | ASTM, BSI, ISO | ASTM, BSI, ISO | ASTM, BSI, ISO |
- Load Resolution: 0.001 mm resolution for crosshead displacement;
- Load Measuring Accuracy: ± 0.5% through 1—100% of load cell range;
- F9500 Software Packages:
- Basic Evaluation,
- Extensive Evaluation,
- Polymer—Elastomer—Textile,
- Compression—Shear—Bending,
- Torsional Testing,
- Spring Testing,
- Statistical Evaluation.
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