Laboratory of the steel construction department
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Clamping field strength laboratory
Using different clamping frames and test cylinders, single and multi-axis component tests with static loads of up to 1.0 MN can be carried out.
| Base area | 5 m x 5 m |
| Maximum component height approx. 2.0 m | |
| Grid dimension of clamping sleeves | 1200 mm |
Wolpert U30 universal testing machine
2-column testing machine for tensile and 3-point bending tests
| maximum test force static | +/-300 kN |
| maximum component width approx. 0.3 m | |
| maximum component height approx. | 0.5 m |
| maximum component length in 3-point bending test | 1.0 m |
Metallography laboratory
The department has a metallography laboratory with the following equipment
- Cutting, grinding and polishing machine for sample preparation
- Vickers hardness tester Wolpert Dia Testor 2N
- Microscope
Services
Carrying out component tests
Taking samples from metallic materials
Determination of mechanical technological properties:
- Yield strength
- tensile strength
- Elongation at break / constriction at break
- Notch impact energy
- Weld-on bending test
Preparation of macrosections and microsections to determine the microstructure
Hardness measurement
Determination of the weldability of old steels