Patent · US Expired

Material tester

US4845995A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
3References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 1988
Grant dateJul 11, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2203/0254
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A material tester which allows for material characterization under hydrodmic loading including very high rates of loading such as found in ballistic applications, and which includes various interchangeable fittings to allow the tester to simultaneously subject a test specimen to (1) radial compression and axial tension, or (2) radial compression and axial compression, or (3) radial compression and axial shearing stress.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.