
Mechanical Testing
Location
Campus Address
Institute of Materials Science
Storrs Campus
Mailing Address
25 King Hill Road, Unit 3136
Storrs CT 06269-3136
Instrumentation

MTS 810 Servohydraulic Uniaxial Tensile Tester
MTS 810 load frame, retrofitted with Instron 8500 controller and Blue Hill control software. 20,000 lbs load capacity.

Instron 5869 Electromechanical Testing System
Uniaxial tensile tester with a maximum load frame capacity of 50 kN. Equipped with Blue Hill control software.

Agilent Nanoindenter XP
MTS Nanoindenter XP, supported by Agilent. NanoVision software for scratch testing and surface imaging in addition to nanoindentation.

Applied Test Systems Creep Tester 2320
Single lever arm tension creep tester. Max temperature 1,100 °C, max load capacity 10,000 lbs. Equipped with WINCCS control software and displacement transducers.

Falex MultiSpecimen Tribometer
Capable of up to 16 different friction and wear tests under controlled atmospheres at speeds of 60 to 300 rpm, loads of 0.5 to 800 lbs, and temperatures between ambient and 150°C.

Instron 1350 Servohydraulic Uniaxial Tensile Tester
Instron 1350 load frame, retrofitted with Instron 8500 controller and Blue Hill control software. 10,000 lbs maximum capacity.