Material Testing Laboratory

MT 3016 Impact Tester

LR = Reduced length of pendulum

= distace to centre of impact

Impact strength

L/2
L

MT 3016 Impact Tester

MT 3016 is a robust, easily handled bench impact
tester (Charpy) made to standard specifications.
It demonstrates in a simple and reliable manner how
the impact strength characteristics of a material are
affected at, for example, low temperature. This is of
great importance for the choice of material in applications subjected to heavy temperature fluctuations.
It is also useful when a teacher wishes to demonstrate
how the impact strength of a material is affected
by different kinds of heat treatments, e.g. hardening,
tempering, and normalizing.
With MT 3016 the student can do his laboratory exercises without difficulty.

Examples of experiments
- Investigate the effect of carbon content on impact
strength
- Investigate the effect of temperature on impact
strength
- Investigate the effect of normalization on impact
strength

The equipment
- Impact Tester
- 5 sets test pieces of 3 different steel qualities
(Tot 15 pieces)
- Laboratory Manual

Test pieces for MT 3016

Description
The machine has a heavy and stable cast iron mounting with holes for bench attachment. The stand consists of two robust steel bars.
The pendulum is mounted in ball bearings and precision balanced. The test piece supports are hardened
and ground. The distance between supports can easily
be adjusted. The scale is graduated in joules and
shows directly the energy required to break off the test
piece. The pendulum is braked with a friction brake.

- MT 3027-1, Impact Test Piece 1, red (construction steel)

- MT 3027-2, Impact Test Piece 2, yellow (engineering steel)
- MT 3027-3, Impact Test Piece 3, green (tooling steel)

Technical data
Max. impact energy

15 joule (1 J=Nm)
1 Scale graduation = 0.1 joule
Dimensions of test pieces
6x6x44 mm
Dimensions
170x290x615 mm
Weight
30 kg

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MT 3012 Fatigue Testing Machine

Rotary bending

Examples of experiments

With the varying load to which most machines are

exposed it is not the static break point but the fatigue limit
which decides when a fracture occurs. Fatigue strength
is thus of very great significance in machine design.
MT 3012 provides a simple way of learning the effect of
radius of fillet, surface smoothness, etc. on a material
subjected to fluctuating flexural stresses.
Great emphasis has been placed on producing a simple
and reliable apparatus for students laboratory exercises.

- Test the fatigue strength of a material subjected to

changes in bending stress
- Investigate the effect of the radius of the fillet and
suface smoothness
- Record a simple Whler diagram
- Determine a Whler diagram for different radii of fillet
and for different materials

The equipment
- Fatigue Testing Machine
- Tool box containing all the necessary tools
- 5 test pieces of each (tot. 15 pcs)
- Laboratory manual
Test piece

Working principle
MT 3012 is driven by a 1-ph asynchronous motor.
The number of changes of load is read directly on a
6-digit zeroing counter, counting every l0th revolution.
The tapered test piece is attached to a very stable
shaft mounted in two spherical ball bearings. The force
is applied to the test piece with a spring and can be
infinitely varied between 0 and 300 N.
MT 3012 has a micro-switch which, on the fracture of
the test piece, automatically cuts off the voltage to the
motor. This ensures exact measurement and is of great
advantage in experiments of a lengthy nature, such as
the recording of complete Whler curves.
Static fracture

Fatigue fracture

1 (MT 3026-1)
2 (MT 3026-2)
3 (MT 3026-3)

Radius of fillet
0.5 mm
2 mm
2 mm

Surface
smoothness
4
4
25

Radius of fillet

Technical data
Test piece diameter
Max. load
Supply voltage
Speed (approx)
Dimension
Weight

8 mm
300 N
230V 50/60Hz (MT 3012)
110V 60Hz (MT 3012-116)
3000 rpm resp. 3600 rpm
980x280x460 mm
24 kg

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MT 3005 Twist and Bend Testing Machine

MT 3005 Twist and Bend Testing Machine

Freely supported in both ends

One end fixed and one end

freely supported

One end fixed

Both ends fixed

Twisting

Twist diagram

MT 3005 is a combined twist and bend testing

machine. It can be used both in laboratory exercises,
and in conjunction with theoretical work on twist and
bending. Its size and weight makes it easy to carry
between classrooms.
Twist
You use twist tests to determine and compare the
modulus of rigidity for different materials and to demonstrate the deformation formula.

Bending
You use bending tests to determine the modulus
of elasticity of different materials. You also use them
to demonstrate, for example, the relation between
load, moment of inertia, distance between supports,
modulus of elasticity, and deflection.
The test pieces for bending tests are of different dimensions, so you can determine the relation between
moment of inertia and dimension of a material.

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Exemples of experiments

The equipment

- Investigate the relationship between load, span,

dimensions and deflection of a beam.
- Ascertain the coefficient of elasticity for steel, brass,
aluminium and wood.
- Investigate the relationship between the torsional
moment, clamping length and torsional angle of a
shaft.
- Determine the shear modulus of steel, brass, and
aluminium.
- Investigate the difference of having one end of the
test piece fixed, both ends fixed, and no end fixed.

- Twist and Bend Testing Machine

- Two loading devices ( 0.25 Kg )
- Two 1 kg weights
- Four 0.5 kg weights
- One dial gauge
- Seven steel test pieces of rectangular cross-section
- One wood test piece of rectangular cross-section
- Three test pieces, diameter 8 mm, of resp. steel, aluminium, and brass
- Two end fixtures
- Laboratory manual

Technical data
Max distance between supports
Accuracy of bending
Accuracy of twisting
Dimensions
Weight

600 mm
0.01 mm
0.01 mm (degrees)
790x225x345 mm
13 kg

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MT 3100 Polariscope

MT 3101 Model set A

MT 3103 Model set B

MT 3100 Polariscope
For photoelastic measurements in education, industry
and research environments.
The Polariscope MT 3100 is an instrument for measuring mechanical stress and studying stress patterns
resulting from geometrical changes in loaded models.
It was developed in collaboration with the National
Aeronautical Research Institute in Sweden.
Photoelastic measurements using the polariscope are
conducted by passing light through a plastic model
of the actual object under test while a load is applied
to the model.
Generally, photoelasticity is used to study objects
stressed in two planar directions (biaxial), but it can
also be used for objects stressed in three spatial
directions (triaxial).
Stress patterns can be seen in the model as coloured
isochromatics. Points having the same shear stress
lie along these isochromatic fringes. You thus obtain
an overall picture of the stress developed within the
object, and stress concentrations can be ascertained
and evaluated.
Using monochromatic light makes the evaluation of
these isochromatics considerably easier, but white light
is needed to study the directions of principal stress. The
polariscope features a selector switch which operates
a monochromatic lamp and a white-light fluorescent
tube built into a box-type light source.

The equipment
- Polariscope MT 3100
- Quarter wave filter used with monochromatic light (2 off)
- Polarizer filter (1 off)
- Analyzer filter (1 off)
- Light source, white light (8 W) and sodium
- Load unit, steel ring with dial gauge
- Plastic model, ref.rod, plate 100x100 mm
- Laboratory Manual

Accessories
- MT 3101 Model set A, comprising: perforated beam,
bar, bending element overlap
- MT 3103 Model set B, comprising: shaft, crane hook,
rod, and spanner
- MT 3105 Araldit B plate to make your own test specimens. 420x310x10 mm
- MT 3106 "Polariscope measurement" slide series
with captions, 25 colour slides

Technical data
Dimensions
Weight
Supply Voltage

550x500x760 mm
15 kg
230 V 50/60Hz (MT 3100)
110 V 60 Hz (MT 3100-116)

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MT 3047 Computer Measuring Device

MT 3047 is a kit of components

designed to be adapted on the Terco
Tensile Testing Machine MT 3017.
Together with a computer interface
MT 3017 with MT 3047 adapted. and dedicated software, (the same
as for MT 3037), all tests can be
recorded by the computer and displayed both as tables and as diagrams.
The diagrams can be printed. The kit is very easy to install and no drilling or
machining is necessary. A userfriendly installation description is included.

MT 3047 comprises:

Pressure transducer
Digital dial gauge
Computer interface
Software
Mounting details incl. cables
Manual
Adapter 230 V (MT 3047)
110V (MT 3047-116)

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MT 3037 Universal Testing Machine

MT 3037 Universal Testing Machine

MT 3037 is an universal testing machine capable of
a wide range of tensile and compression tests. The
machine is specially designed for teaching purpose,
and very easy to handle.
With the standard unit, tensile tests can be performed
on various metal test pieces as well as compression
tests and hardness tests according to Brinell.
Using different accessories, bending tests, folding
tests, shearing tests as well as deep drawing tests
can be carried out.
The machine is fully automatic and the power is generated by a motor driven hydraulic cylinder. It can be
controlled both manually or by computer.
The speed of the cylinder can be manually adjusted to
the requirement of the test. The power is transferred

extremely smooth and with constant speed, thus giving

best possible test results which is important for the
tensile tests.
The power as well as the elongation is displayed on the
monitor both as digital values and as bar diagrams (see
figures). After the test a complete diagram, with values
sampled 4 times/sec, is displayed both as tables and
as diagrams. The diagrams can be printed out.
For the safety of the users the machine is equipped
with a plastic cover.
The cover can be tilted to give complete access to the
machine during set up.
It comprises a saftey door, which is equipped with a
security lock. The machine can not operate unless this
door is closed.

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Accessories for MT 3037

MT 3018 Tensile Test Set ( standard )

MT 3019 Brinell Test Set ( optional )

Includes Tensile Test Piece Holders and 5 sets of Tensile Test Rods, each one including one of each of steel,
aluminium, brass and copper.
This set is incl. in the code no. MT 3037.

Includes a 10 mm steel ball indentor, magnifying glass

and 5 sets of Brinell Test Pieces, each set including one of
each of steel, aluminium, brass and copper.

MT 3037-2 Clamping Jaws ( optional )

To be used for testing of sheet material like metal
sheet and plastics. It requires special designed test
pieces to avoid breaking inside the jaws.
MT 3037-2 can also be used together with MT 3017.
Technical data
Maximum speciment thickness
Max width of speciment
Weight

2 mm
22 mm
1.45 kg

MT 3037-3 Compression Test Set ( optional )

For compression tests of test rods, to compare the yield
point of different materials during tensile and compression tests. The set includes upper and lower holder and
5 sets of Compression Testing Rods, each set including
one of each of steel, aluminium, brass and copper.
MT 3037-3 can also be used together with MT 3017.

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Sets of TensileTest Rods

MT 3007 Bending Test Set ( optional )
MT 3007 Terco Bending Test Set is an easy to use kit for
bending tests, and can be used together with our Tensile
Testing Machines MT 3017 and MT 3037.
The system consists of a study base profile of steel
where two supports can be placed in four different fixed
positions. The span width is varied between 200 and
100 mm. Tests can be carried out both manually and by
use of the standard software program for MT 3037.
The test set comprises 5 test pieces of steel with the
length of 250 mm. Dimensions 6x25; 6x35; 6x50; 8x25;
10x25 mm.

Equipment list for MT 3037

Brinell Test Piece after Brinell Indent

Standard equipment
Tool Box containing
- Sliding Caliper
- MT 3018 Tensile Test Set.
MT 3037-6 Protective Safety Cover
MT 3037-1 Computer Interface incl. cable to PC
Software
Manual

Optional equipment
MT 3019 Brinell Test Set
MT 3037-2 Clamping Jaws for test of thin metal
MT 3037-3 Compression Test Set
MT 3007 Bending Test Set
Additional Test Pieces

Technical data
Max power
Max movement
Max speed
Min speed
Power supply 3-ph.
Power supply 3-ph.
Dimensions
Weight

50 kN
150 mm
5 mm/sec
0.05 mm/sec
380 - 415 V 50/60 Hz
(MT 3037)
220 - 240 V 60 Hz
(MT 3037 - 236)
620x450x1050 mm
80 kg

Specification of test pieces

Tensile Test Rods
Diameter: 5.0 mm
MT 3018-1, Tensile Test Rods, steel - 5 pcs
MT 3018-2, Tensile Test Rods, aluminium - 5 pcs
MT 3018-3, Tensile Test Rods, brass - 5 pcs
MT 3018-4, Tensile Test Rods, copper - 5 pcs
Standard diameter is 5 mm but tensile test rods are also
available with 6 mm or 7 mm.

Compression Test Rods

Diameter: 6.0 mm
MT 3037-31, Compression Test Rods, steel - 5 pcs
MT 3037-32, Compression Test Rods, aluminium - 5 pcs
MT 3037-33, Compression Test Rods, brass - 5 pcs
MT 3037-34, Compression Test Rods, copper - 5 pcs
Standard diameter is 6 mm.
5 mm, 7 mm and 8 mm is also available.

Brinell Test Piece

Dimensions: 30x30x10 mm
MT 3019-1, Brinell Test Piece, steel - 1 pc
MT 3019-2, Brinell Test Piece, aluminium - 1 pc
MT 3019-3, Brinell Test Piece, brass - 1 pc
MT 3019-4, Brinell Test Piece, copper - 1 pc

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MT 3024 Hardness Tester

For professional and educational hardness testing

according to the ROCKWELL, BRINELL and VICKERS tests.
The ALPHA Durometer is convenient to use and
requires a minimum of maintenance. The load is
applied evenly and slowly by an adjustable oil dashpot system.
The load time is set by adjusting the dash-pot.
The dial indicator has two graduations from 0 to
100, one for Rockwell tests with a diamond, the
other for Rockwell tests with a steel ball.
The sturdy screw runs in a carefully centered bushing. The ball thrust bearing for the hand wheel rests
against this bushing. The specimen holder has a
large opening for facilitating the positioning of the
indentation.

Loads
The minimum load of 10 kp is obtained by the lever
alone. The 15.625 kp load is obtained by using the
lever and the weight holder. In addition, weights are
available for up to 187.5 kp as listed below.

The equipment
In order to have a complete set to work with, the
following accessories are included:
Indentors:
- Rockwell C Diamond
- Rockwell B 1/16 ball
- Vickers Diamond
- Brinell 2.5 mm ball

MT 3024 Hardness Tester

Measuring magnifier:
- for Brinell tests

Technical data
Laboratory manual
Test blocks:
- HRC 55-60 for Rockwell C ( 150 Kp load )
- HRB 70-80 for Rockwell B ( 100 Kp load )
- HB 200 for Brinell ( 30 Kp load )
- HV 720 for Vickers ( 187.5 Kp load )
All test blocks are delivered with certified
testcertificates.

Preload (by the lever alone) .......................10 kp

Load by lever and weight holder ................15.625 kp
Loads ......................................................... 30, 100,150,
187.5 kp
Vertical gap ................................................150 mm
Horizontal reach .........................................150 mm
Height ........................................................ 580 mm
Width ..........................................................200 mm
Depth ..........................................................400 mm
Net weight, approx. .................................... 50 kg
Shipping weight, approx. ............................75 kg
Shipping volume, approx. ...........................0.4 m3

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MT 3020 Recorder

Tensile diagrams for different materials

Steel

Aluminium

Brass

Copper

MT 3020 is a mechanical recorder designed to be

attached to our Tensile Testing Machine MT 3017.
With this equipment you can easily study, for example,
the yield point of steel.
The size of the obtained graph is approximately
50x40mm. The recorder is easily mounted on the
tensile tester.

MT 3017 with Recorder MT 3020 adapted

Technical data
Accuracy
Size
Weight

5 % (approx.)
250x130x200
3 kg

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MT 3017 Tensile and Brinell Testing Machine

MT 3017 is a hydraulic tensile testing machine with
a screw-type operating cylinder which results in completely smooth and stepless loading.
The cylinder is operated by a crank designed so only
light hand power is required to obtain maximum load.
The pedagogic design of the machine allows the student to observe what is happening throughout the
entire process. Its convenient size and sturdy structure make the MT 3017 a highly reliable and safe
machine.
The power is shown on a large and clearly visible
indicating instrument which is graduated in kN (kilo
Newton). The instrument has a maximum value indicator on the test rod which shows the power at failure.
The extension is measured by a gauge with an accuracy of 0.01 mm.
The machine provides extremely fine tensile testing
charts where the elastic range, the yield range, and
the plastic range are clearly indicated.
The tensile test rods for the MT 3017 are 5 mm in
diameter with threaded ends. This makes them very
easy to mount and also ensures reliable fastening.
The MT 3017 can also be used for Brinell testing.
A Brinell kit and measuring magnifier are included.
This machine may also be used for buckling tests.
Test pieces
- MT 3018-1, Tensile Test Rods, steel - 5 pcs
- MT 3018-2, Tensile Test Rods, aluminium - 5 pcs
- MT 3018-3, Tensile Test Rods, brass - 5 pcs
- MT 3018-4, Tensile Test Rods, copper - 5 pcs

Tensile and Brinell Testing Machine MT 3017 with

recorder MT 3020

- MT 3019-1, Brinell Test Piece, steel - 1 pc

- MT 3019-2, Brinell Test Piece, aluminium - 1 pc
- MT 3019-3, Brinell Test Piece, brass - 1 pc
- MT 3019-4, Brinell Test Piece, copper - 1 pc

Equipment list for MT 3017

MT 3018 Tensile Equipment. See page ........... 7
- Test piece holders
- Tensile test rod set incl. 4 x 5 pieces: steel,
aluminium, brass, and copper
MT 3019 Brinell Testing Set. See page ........... 7
- Steel ball indentor
- Brinell test set incl. 4 x 5 testpieces: steel,
aluminium, brass, and copper
- Measuring magnifier
Tool Box containing:
- Sliding caliper and above testpieces
Laboratory Manual

Optional equipment
MT 3037-2 Clamping Jaws. See page ............... 7
MT 3037-3 Compressing Tool Set. See page .... 7
MT 3007 Bending Test Set. See page ............... 8

Technical data
Maximum load
Dimensions
Weight

20 kN
360x360x820 mm
24 kg

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MT 3004E Strain Gauge Bridge

MT 3004E Strain Gauge Bridge

MT 3004 is a measuring bridge for the study of deflection and load variations, suitable for use in combination with the Twist and Bend Testing Machine MT
3005 and the test pieces of steel and aluminium. The
two included test pieces are provided with two strain
gauges (120 W) each, connecting cables and contacts.
The gauges are protected against the ingress of
moisture and against mechanical damage.
The measuring bridge is controlled by a microprocessor. The strain per unit of length (micro strain) is read
directly on the instrument. The instrument has very
high accuracy and can be used in connection with
any strain gauge measurement provided the gauge
factor value K is within 1.50 - 2.50. The equipment is
equipped with interface for connection to PC and the
necessary software is included in the delivery.
Software includes: Save measured data, graphic presentation, and calculations.

The equipment comprises

- Strain Gauge Bridge
- 2 test pieces with strain gauges (steel and aluminium)
- Connecting cables and contacts (4 mm)
- Manual
- Software
Technical data
Selfzeroing
Adjustable Gauge Factor value ( 1.5 < K > 2.5 )
Range +/- 2000 microstrain
Linearity
0.2 %
Accuracy
1%
Supply Voltage 230 V 50/60 Hz (MT 3004E)
110 V 60 Hz (MT 3004E - 116)
Dimensions
250 x 150 x 300 mm
Weight
2 Kg

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