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Monitor Impact Tester
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Impact testers are designed to determine the
impact energy required to break a sample.
This information is crucial to manufacturers, as
the strength and durability of the product will
often determine performance characteristics
and marketability.
The TMI Impact Testing System uses a
high resolution optical encoder and data
acquisition to determine the impact resistance
of rigid materials in accordance with a wide
variety of ASTM and ISO test standards.
Interchangeable pendulums and specimen
holders are available to measure the impact
resistance of a variety of materials. Common
test methods include Izod, Charpy, Tension
and Laminate testing. Environmental
chambers are also available to deliver CO2 or
N2 allowing the characterization of materials
at cold temperatures. Essentially the Impact
test is a single point test that measures a
materials resistance to impact from a swinging
pendulum. The mass and drop height deliver
a definable kinetic energy. This test can be
used as a quick and easy quality control check
to determine if a material meets specific
impact properties or to compare materials for
general toughness.
The Monitor/Impact tester’s software provides
classification of specimen according to failure
category (full, partial, hinge and non-break) plus excessive elongation or necking. Other features
include auto-calibration of pendulums, automatic compensation for windage and friction, selectable
units, statistics, average, standard deviation and high/low results.
APPLICATIONS
Plastics, Rubber, Light Metals, Ceramics, Wood,
Laminates, Adhesives
STANDARDS
Conforms to
ASTM D256 and ISO 180 for Izod,
ASTM D256 and ISO 179 for Charpy
ASTM 6110 for Charpy
ASTM D1822 for Tension Impact testing
OPTIONS
A complete line of Izod, Charpy, and Tension
Impact accessories are available. Other options
include temperature chamber, pneumatic clamp,
variable drop height attachment and report
printer.

FEATURES
• Digital display, storage and editing of up to 500
readings
• Selectable units (J/m, ft•lb./in., kg•cm/cm,
ft•lb/in², kg•cm/cm², kJ/m²)
• RS-232, settable limits, statistics-average,
standard deviation, and high/low results
• Classification of specimens according to failure
category (full, partial, hinge and non-break,
plus excessive elongation or necking)
• Auto calibration - automatically calibrates for
windage and friction
• Hammers are quickly and easily interchangeable