It has integrated Plastometrex’s mechanical testing technology, the Indentation Plastometer, into its core service offering.
According to the company, Plastometer uses profilometry-based indentation plastometry (PIP) testing which covers bespoke testing hardware and advanced numerical methods and optimisation algorithms. The PIP method can extract mechanical property data (stress-strain curves) from an automated indentation test in under three minutes, without the need to machine standard tensile testing coupons, Element said. The technology can also test very small samples sizes, enabling users to generate data on samples that they couldn’t otherwise test.
“The Indentation Plastometer enables us to offer an entirely new method for determining the strength of metallic materials and metallic components,’ said Dr Manfred Feyer, general manager. “This technology has a number of attributes that will allow us to offer new material insights into the properties of difficult-to-test parts, while also supporting failure analysis investigations across a wide range of industries.”
