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Imagine a powerful machine that can stretch, squeeze, and bend plastic materials to reveal their hidden strengths and limits. The Universal Testing Machine (UTM) 5ST helps manufacturers understand exactly how plastic materials will behave under different forces and conditions. It applies controlled forces to test specimens, providing critical insights into material strength, elasticity, elongation, and failure characteristics. By delivering comprehensive mechanical property analysis, the UTM 5ST plays a crucial role in material research, quality control, and innovation across diverse applications in the automotive, packaging, medical, and consumer goods industries.
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Features
- Performs tension, compression, flexure, and shear tests up to a maximum force of 5 kN (1000 lbf), accommodating a wide range of plastic and polymer materials.
- Bluetooth-enabled handheld interface allows maximum flexibility when paired to a testing machine
- Seamlessly integrates with Tinius Olsen’s Horizon data analysis software, facilitating comprehensive data management and analysis.
- Features four full-length T-slots built into the machine column, allowing accessories to be securely mounted to the test frame for versatile testing setups
- Test frame can be extended by up to 254 mm (10 inches) to increase the test area size, accommodating larger specimens or fixtures.
5ST / 5kN test standards compliance
Verified compliance across international standards (ISO / ASTM)
ISO 527-1/2 | ASTM D638
Tensile strength of rigid plastics - the plastic testing standard globally
ISO 527-3 | ASTM D882
Tensile properties of plastic films & thin sheets
ISO 178 | ASTM D790
Flexural/bending strength of plastics & composites
ISO 604 | ASTM D695
Compressive strength of rigid plastics
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