| Power | - AC 208-240V Single Phase, 50/60 Hz
- 2.5 KW
- 15A air creaker is required
- 10 ft power cable is included, but no power plug
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Furnace
| - Compact and splittable tube furnace with Alumina fiber inner insulator and double-layer steel outer layer
- Max. working temperature (continuous for 3 months) 1350°C
- Temperature accuracy: +/- 0.1 °C (Euro-Therm controller available at extra cost)
- The furnace is located in a vacuum chamber for atmosphere control.
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Punch Die Fixture
& Sample
| - The fixture ( die) is made of recrystallized SiC
- The fixture consists of two parts and tightens by M18x2
- The sample to be tested: 8 mm dia. x 0.5 mm thickness, which is tightened in the middle of the die.
- Click here to order extra SiC Die
- Optional: you may use CNC Sample Puncher to make the round sample. ( Click Pic. 3 to order )
   Pic. 3
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Pushing Rod
| - Pushing rod is made of Moly via precision machining (Pic. 1)
- Click here to order extra Mo Punching Rod
- An alignment connector is installed with the pushing rod to ensure 2.5 mm dia. head in the center of the SiC die. (Pic. 2)
 
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Heating Furnace & Vacuum Chamber
| - Special MoSi2 heating elements are built in a split-able furnace with thermal insulation.
- Mac. working Temperature
- 1300°C continuously
- 1350°C for < 1 hr
- The heating furnace is fixed in the vacuum-sealed chamber with a hinged type door
- Working gas: All types of inert gas and oxygen gas.
- Max. Vacuum level: 10-2 torr by a mechanical pump and 10-5 torr by turbopump. Please click the pictures below to choose a pump and digital vacuum gauge separately. (Pic. 1-2), and digital vacuum gauge (Pic.3)
- For better atmosphere control, please choose the gas purification system below (pic 4) to reduce oxygen and humidity less than 1 ppm.
 (Pic. 1)  (Pic. 2) (Pic. 3)  (Pic. 4) |
Temperature Control
| - Built-in PID Auto-Tune function with overheating & broken thermocouple broken protection.
- Over-temperature protection and alarm allow for operation without attendant(s).
- +/- 1 ºC temperature accuracy.
- RS485 Communications Port to connect a laptop with operation software.
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Fixture for Yield Strength
| - The pressure is applied to the pushing rod via heavy-duty DC motor.
- Constant loading speed is driven by a step motor with 2,000N Max. force
- Loading speed: 0.02 to 60 mm/ minute adjustable
- Load sensor accuracy： +/- 0.2 N
- The displacement sensor is built-in with +/- 1-micron accuracy
 
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Control Panel
 | - A laptop computer will be used as a control panel with software to program working temperature and pushing rod speed
- One computer will control 4 sets of the machine.
- Software is included, but the Laptop computer is optional at the extra cost.
- The PC will display and record the force vs displacement for each sample at a set temperature.
 
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Dimension
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Optional
| - Multi machines controlled by a single PC is available for high throughput research
- The fixture and pc software for the measurement of high-temperature hardness are available at an extra cost.
- Ultra-low temperature testing fixture is available up to - 150oC
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Warranty | - One-year limited warranty
- (Consumable parts such as heating elements, SiC die, and pushing rod are not covered by the warranty )
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Compliance
 | - CE Certified
- NRTL certification (UL61010) or CSA certification is available upon request at extra cost.
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Operation Video
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