Servo Hydraulic/Servo Electric Test Frames:
SMaRT operate a range of machines including servo hydraulic/servo electric rigs covering:
Uni-axial tension-compression up to +/-250kN
Bi-axial tension-torsion (100kN tension/ 400Nm torsion)
Thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF)
Fatigue crack growth (FCG)
Fatigue covering frequencies: from static/dwell loading up to 30Hz
Electro-resonance machines for High Cycle Fatigue (HCF) assessments up to ~100Hz
Servo-hydraulic machines specifically used for compression flow stress evaluation under low (10-4 sec-1) and high (50 sec-1) rates
Creep Facility
SMaRT has an extensive array of creep test frames, covering;
Over slung lever constant load creep up to 30kN
Over slung lever constant stress creep up to 15kN
Small punch creep