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Apparatus for an anvil system that provides enhanced self-resistive specimen heating when used in a dynamic thermo-mechanical material testing system

US7107857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2004
Grant dateSep 19, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2203/0222
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for use in a conventional dynamic material testing system to advantageously provide uniform self-resistive specimen heating with enhanced temperature uniformity. Specifically, an anvil stack (300) in an anvil assembly (200) has a foil interface (242) with a composite layer (320A, 320B, 320C) containing, e.g., a concentrically oriented multi-component arrangement formed of an inner high strength and insulating disk (315, 325, 335) and an outer ring-shaped resistive region (313, 323, 333), situated between an anvil base (241) and an anvil top (240). An insulating member (243) electrically and thermally insulates all sides of the anvil stack from its supporting structure.

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