Drop Weight Testers for Impact Drop Tests

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Instron's Dynatup® family of impact drop testers is designed for measuring the impact performance of raw material specimens and finished components. Drop tower capacities range from 0.7 Joules (0.5 ft-lbs) up to 27,847 Joules (20,536 ft-lbs) for testing a wide variety of plastic, metal, and composite materials. Read more information about drop tests

9200 Series - Our Most Popular Floor Model Drop Tester
Dynatup® 9200 Series Impact Test Systems are suitable for a wide variety of applications requiring low to high impact energies. Designed for testing both raw material specimens and finished components, the 9200 Series is our most advanced and versatile impact test instrument.
Typical Applications
  • Highly flexible system for low and high energy applications
  • Ductile and brittle plastics
  • Composites and ceramics
  • Low energy metals
  • Components or finished products
Key Features
  • Configurable for wide variety of materials and components
  • Full PC set-up and control of test parameters
  • Impulse instrumentation, software, and electronics system included
  • Impact energy variable up to 1,600 Joules (1,182 ft-lbs)
  • Automatic drop height adjustment with velocity up to 20.0 m/s (65.6 ft/sec)
Standards
  • ASTM D-3763
  • ISO 6603-2
  • NASA ST-1
  • BOEING 7260
  • ASTM D-6110 Charpy
  • ASTM D-256 Izod
  • ASTM E-23 Charpy and Izod and many others!
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Specimen Feeder System - w/ 9200 Series Drop Tester
The Instron Dynatup® Specimen Feeder System (SFS) is a fully automated, spring-assisted drop weight impact test system designed for unattended operation. The SFS design integrates the model 9250HV instrument with an Instron/ SFL environmental chamber, Impulse™ data acquisition and control system, and automated specimen feeding fixtures and software.
Typical Applications
  • Fully automated for high volume testing applications
  • Ductile and brittle plastics
  • Temperature conditioning
Key Features
  • Includes 9250HV specifications and Instron SFL environmental chamber
  • Temperature range: -50 ºC to +170 ºC (-58 ºF to 347 ºF)
  • 70 specimen cartridges (maximum system capacity of 280 specimens)
Standards
  • ASTM D-3763
  • ISO 6603-2
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MiniTower - TableTop Low Force Drop Tester
The Mini-Tower impact test instrument meets the need for applications requiring minimal impact energies and velocities. Popular applications for the Mini-Tower include packaging film and low energy-absorbing plastic materials. The machine can be easily customized to accommodate a wide variety of applications.
Typical Applications
  • Table-top system for low energy and low velocity applications
  • Packaging films
  • Thin or brittle plastics
  • Components or finished products
Key Features
  • Standard crosshead weight variable up to 4.2 kg (9.2 lbs)
  • Impact energy variable up to 18.1 Joules (13.4 ft-lbs)
  • Variable drop height adjustment with velocity up to 3.0 m/s (9.8 ft/sec)
  • Manual crosshead release
Standards
  • Designed to test light load materials & finished components
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Model 8200 - Basic Drop Tester
The Dynatup® Model 8200 Impact Test Instrument meets the need for a small mass drop weight impact test instrument with a wide range of adjustable energies and velocities. The 8200 is ideal for low energy testing of thin section or brittle plastics, composites, ceramics, and metals. The instrument's wide range of test configurations allows for testing of both specimens and actual components.
Typical Applications
  • Basic low mass, economical floor model for low energy applications
  • Thin or brittle plastics
  • Composites and ceramics
  • Low energy metals
  • Components or finished products
Key Features
  • Standard crosshead weight variable up to 13.6 kg (30.0 lbs)
  • Impact energy variable up to 132.8 Joules (97.9 ft-lbs)
  • Variable drop height adjustment with velocity up to 4.4 m/s (14.5 ft/sec)
  • Optional light weight crosshead
  • Manual crosshead release
Standards
  • ASTM D-3763
  • ISO 6603-2
  • NASA ST-1
  • BOEING 7260
  • ASTM D-6110 Charpy
  • ASTM D-256 Izod
  • ASTM E-23 Charpy and Izod
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8100 Series - Highest Capacity Drop Tester
Dynatup® 8100 Series impact test instruments are for general purpose testing where either high impact energies are required or large specimens are to be tested.
Typical Applications
  • High energy systems for heavy-duty applications
  • Low and high energy metals
  • Components or finished products
Key Features
  • Standard crosshead weight of 454 kg (1000 lbs)
  • Impact energy variable up to 27,800 Joules (20,500 ft lb)
  • Variable drop height adjustment with velocity up to 7.0 m/s (23.0 ft/sec)
  • Optional crosshead weights
  • Operator interface panel for crosshead control
Standards
  • ASTM E-23 Charpy Testing
  • ASTM E-604 Dynamic Tear Testing
  • ASTM E-436 Drop Weight Tear Testing
  • ASTM E-208 Nil-Ductility Testing
  • GOST 9454
  • GOST 30456
  • API 5L3
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