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Simulation of welding and other thermal-mechanical procedures

„Gleeble 3500“

Basic equipment: testing device for thermal and thermo-mechanical studies control panel and PC with appropriate software for controlling simulation    and evaluation hydraulic pump mechanical 10-ton device for tension and compression tests standard clamping for various specimen geometries contact-sensor registration of transverse dilatation cooling, compressor, vacuum pump, High-Flow-Quench-          System/accumulator for pressured water, spray chops , thermocouple software-controlled simulation (QUICKSIM) and evaluation (ORIGIN)

Special features:
heating-up rates of up to 6000 K/s, according to material and specimen geometry
non-inertial optical registration of transverse dilatation
contact-sensor registration of longitudinal dilatation
maximum test force: 100 kN
software (GLENIS) for determination of suitable specimen geometries/ temperature cycles

Tests: simulation of conventional and beam welding processes welding-CCT-diagrams, even Simulation at single specimens estimation of weldability determination of microstructure and mechanical properties in the HAZ (at room temperature) determination of microstructure and mechanical properties independent from place and temperature study of diffusion processes simulation of heat treatment measurement of dilatation (thermal expansion coefficient) measurement of thermal-physical properties (conductibility of temperature, heat conductivity) hot tensile test and –compression test determination of yield stress and Young’s-Modulus resistance against thermal shock, even of coated specimens; thermal fatigue creep test (constant load and temperature) low cycle-fatigue (constant temperature) testing of susceptibility to hot cracks simulation miscellaneous thermo-mechanical cycles (comparison with FE-calculations)

miscellaneous:
fabric of costumer-specific clamps for specimens

» e-Mail: gleeble@slv-rostock.de