Instron® Products: By Test Type, Impact/High Rate

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Impact/High Rate Testers

Instron impact testers are used to characterize the impact performance of various materials and components – from plastics to finished goods. These impact testing systems utilize various technologies to deliver impact forces – including pendulum styles, drop weight styles, and machines to simulate high-rate loading.

  • Capacities: 0.7 - 27,847 J (0.5 - 20,536
    ft-lbs)

Drop Weight Impact Test System

The Instron family of impact drop testers are designed for measuring the impact performance of raw material specimens and finished components.
  • Dynamic Load Capacity up to 100 kN
  • Speeds up to 25 m/s

VHS 8800 High-Strain Rate Systems

The 8800 family of VHS systems encompass a range of machines, actuator packages, and test fixtures for high-speed and high-strain rate tests on materials and components.

Pendulum Testers

Instron pendulums are designed to meet the growing demand for accurate and repeatable impact testing on a wide range of materials. Used to determine the mechanical and physical properties of metals, polymers, composites, and finished products for both research and development (R&D) and quality control (QC), the pendulum family is capable of performing Charpy, Izod, and Tensile tests according to international standards.

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