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System Components
NANO UTM™ testing systems include the following core components:
Nanomechanical actuating transducer (NMAT) assembly
Software-controlled, automated handset
Fully automated data acquisition and control system including PC, monitor and keyboard (Windows-based system)
Complete TestWorks® operating and data analysis software
Color ink jet printer
Features and Benefits
Superior means of nanomechanical characterization
Largest commercially-available dynamic range for characterization at this scale
Fast and accurate generation of real-time test results
Improved understanding of strain-rate sensitive materials
Improved understanding of time-dependent response
Automated reporting of test results in both Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® Excel.
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The ultimate in universal testing at the nanoscale
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Due to their small size and sometimes unique
geometries, characterization of samples that range
from microwires to fibers comprised of novel
materials to MEMS devices poses many unique
challenges. A few specific challenges in this arena
of nanomechanical testing are: an accurate determination
of the ratio of stress to strain and the
evaluation of viscoelastic and dynamic properties.
NANO UTM™ universal testing systems incorporate
state-of-the-art technology to achieve accurate,
reproducible results for the measurement of
nanomechanical properties. NANO UTM systems
couple a robust design to extend instrument life
with our powerful Windows®-based TestWorks 4
software that both simplifies testing and enables
a wide variety of experiment options.
NANO UTM systems offer an unsurpassed means of
measuring both quasi-static and dynamic properties.
Incorporating a nanomechanical actuating
transducer (NMAT), the NANO UTM system
is capable of conducting both large and small
strain tests. In large strain testing, thanks to its
patented technique, NMAT applies and senses
load while the crosshead strains the sample. In
this mode, extension is measured by the movement
of the crosshead. In small strain testing, the
crosshead remains stationary as NMAT applies
and senses load while also measuring extension.
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Close-up view of a 90-µm polypropylene fiber in the grips.
NANO UTM systems from MTS are the only
commercially-available universal testing
systems that allow dynamic properties to be
measured using the Continuous Dynamic
Analysis, or CDA, instrument extension. By
superimposing a nanometer-level oscillation,
the CDA option offers a means of separating
the in-phase and out-of-phase components
the load displacement history to evaluate the
time-dependent response of the material.
Ultimate tensile strength, yield, modulus, and
failure measurements are all a snap to perform
with NANO UTM systems. When coupled with
the CDA extension, you can use NANO UTM
systems to measure dynamic properties,
such as storage and loss modulus, with a
high degree of confidence in the results.
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Technical Specs
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