Exhaust Mount Fatigue Testing
With increasing customer expectations for a quality, reliable product, there is a need to fully test all components. Rubber mounts, such as those used to connect a vehicle’s engine and transmission to its chassis are required to reduce the transmission of vibrations, protecting the rigid frame and leading to a more comfortable ride. The elastomeric material used in these components tends to naturally degrade. Simulating real-life conditions is critical to ensure the component can meet the designer’s expectations. Choosing the correct control parameters required to perform this type of test reliably can be challenging and requires a high-performance test instrument.
Engineers began using ElectroPuls® test instruments to easily perform advanced fatigue tests to understand the fatigue life of rubber mounts. These tests not only validate the component by simulating real-life road conditions but also give insights into the damping characteristics of the material. The mounts were tested at different displacement amplitudes using frequency sweeps to represent the different conditions to which the components are subjected. Choosing the correct control parameters for this type of test is made simple thanks to the patented Stiffness Based Auto Tuning of the ElectroPuls, which automatically optimizes the correct control parameters in seconds. Because Instron® provides simple to use software with built-in DMA calculations, it is quick and easy for users to setup and run tests, saving more time to analyze the data.
Catálogo de ElectroPuls®
Los instrumentos ElectroPuls son sistemas avanzados de ensayo electrodinámico para la realización de pruebas dinámicas y estáticas de materiales y componentes. Alimentados totalmente por una red monofásica, cuentan con la última tecnología para ensayos y otras muchas funciones orientadas al usuario.
Ajuste basado en la rigidez
El ajuste basado en la rigidez es un método revolucionario para ajustar su sistema de pruebas de fatiga, que mejora la facilidad de uso de su máquina y ayuda a mejorar la precisión de sus datos. El nuevo proceso es sencillo para todos los usuarios y, sin realizar un ciclo previo de la muestra, ayuda a que sus datos sean más fiables y repetibles.
WaveMatrix™3 Brochure
WaveMatrix3 is intelligent software designed for fatigue and dynamic testing of materials and components. It delivers flexibility - run everything from a simple static ramp, to cyclic waveforms through to complex multi-step, multi-axial tests The highly visual environment with integrated tabular screens, clear menu structures, time-based matrix test preview and configurable live test workspace is designed to be intuitive and instill confidence. Packed with intelligent features, such as data reduction and built-in project organization, designed to simplify your testing.