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3 and 4 Point Flexure Fixtures


Description

The flexure fixture allows a variety of flexural and fracture toughness bond tests to be performed, including determination of flexural modulus, flexural strength and flexural yield strength.

Easy to install, the 3 point fixture can be modified with an optional conversion kit to provide a 4 point bending conversion.

Lower anvils are adjustable to accommodate specimens of different spans. Deflection of the specimen can be measured either through crosshead displacement, or for more precise measurement use the mid span direct measurement deflectometer plunger with clip on extensometer.

Principle of Operation

The specimen is supported on two precision machined (free to rotate or stationary) anvils of a defined radius. The force is applied either centrally (3 point) or at a defined distance either side of the center (4 point). The support beam is graduated lengthways in metric units for accurate positioning of the anvils, equally spaced to the center line.

This feature also applies to the 4 point loading beam and anvils.

2810 Series Bend/Flexure Fixture (3 point)
2810 Series Bend/Flexure Fixture (3 point)

Application Range

  • Type of loading: static flexure, cyclic flexure tests.
  • Specimen material: plastics, metals, alloys, composites, ceramics and other materials.
  • Specimen shapes: strip, bar, components.
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Cat#Item NameCapacitySupport SpanDetails
2810-181Flexure fixture, Fatigue 3 Point100 kN
(10,000 kgf)
10 - 250 mmClick to view item details and specificationsDownload this PDFFlexure fixture, Fatigue 3 Point
2810-182Flexure fixture, Static 3 Point100 kN
(10,000 kgf)
10 - 250 mmClick to view item details and specificationsDownload this PDFFlexure fixture, Static 3 Point
2810-200Flexure fixture, Fatigue 3 Point250 kN
(25,000 kgf)
100 - 600 mmClick to view item details and specificationsDownload this PDFFlexure fixture, Fatigue 3 Point
2810-206Flexure Fixture, Static 3-Point Bend250 kN
(25,000 kgf)
10 - 600 mmClick to view item details and specificationsFlexure Fixture, Static 3-Point Bend
2810-250Flexure fixture, Fatigue 3 Point500 kN
(50,000 kgf)
100 - 1,000 mmClick to view item details and specificationsDownload this PDF
2810-400 Flexure Fixture, Static 3-Point5 kN
(500 kgf)
10 - 194 mmClick to view item details and specificationsDownload this PDFFlexure Fixture, Static 3-Point
W-5058Compact Flexural Tool for Three Point Bend Tests50 kN
(5,000 kgf)
25.4 - 152.4 mmClick to view item details and specificationsCompact Flexural Tool for Three Point Bend Tests
W-5058-ACompact Flexural Tool for Three and Four Point Bend Tests50 kN
(5,000 kgf)
25.4 - 152.4 mmClick to view item details and specificationsCompact Flexural Tool for Three and Four Point Bend Tests
W-6814T-Slot Bases, Upper and Lower for Flexure Fixture Supports  Click to view item details and specificationsT-Slot Bases, Upper and Lower for Flexure Fixture Supports
W-9178-AThree Point Bending Fixture45 kN
(4,500 kgf)
101.6 - 203.2 mmClick to view item details and specifications
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