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Pneumatic action and snubbing style tensile grips are used for testing cord, tire cord, bead wire, cable, yarn, and tow specimens.

Pneumatic Action Tire Cord Grips

Pneumatic tire cord grips provide a convenient method for clamping tire cord and braided wire during testing. A guide pin allows for easy loading onto a graduated radius cam, which provides a stress-reduced clamping area on the specimen. The clamping mechanism can be activated either automatically or through a footswitch, which allows for hands-free grip operation, enabling the specimen to be held with both hands for easy loading. Pneumatic cord and yarn grips provide selectable clamping force to accommodate different materials and excellent follow-up action that compensates for decay of the holding force due to specimen creep.

Description	Force Capacity	Temperature Range	Catalog Number
Flat (Smooth) Stationary Face	5 kN	-10 to 80°C (14 to 176°F)	2714-010 Learn More
Grooved Stationary Face	5 kN	-10 to 80°C (14 to 176°F)	CP105953 Learn More
Flat (Smooth) Stationary Face	10 kN	-10 to 80°C (14 to 176°F)	CP110730

Wire and Cable Snubbing Grips

Snubbing grips feature a spool to wrap the specimen around and a snubber (cam or clamp) to secure the free end of the specimen. Cable snubbing grips have a solid steel construction, and wire snubbing grips incorporate a hardened steel drum on an aluminum bracket. The grip body is designed so that the wire or cable specimen is pulled directly in line with the load cell. The snubbing mechanism is not designed to carry the full load applied to the specimen; rather, the spool carries the load because the specimen is wrapped around it.

Description	Force Capacity	Specimen Diameter	Catalog Number
Wire Snubbing Grip	2.2 kN	0.125 – 1.52 mm (0.005 – 0.06 in)	W-5074M
Cable Snubbing Grip	36 kN	0.8 – 6.35 mm (0.031 – 0.25 in)	W-5075M
Cable Snubbing Grip	90 kN	0.8 – 12.7 mm (0.031 – 0.5 in)	W-5143M