Mechanical testings
At the RMS Foundation we can offer you the following services in the area of physical and mechanical testing:
Tensile test, compression test, bending test
Description: | Static and quasi-static tensile, compression and flexure tests on metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials to determine strength, elastic limit, elongation at break, necking and Young's modulus, and graphical recording of the measured values. |
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Equipment: | Zwick 1475 materials testing machine / Z250 floor-standing testing machine and Zwicki-Line Z5.0 with testXpert III software (force and displacement measurement to grade 0.5 - 1.0 according to DIN EN ISO 7500-1 and DIN EN ISO 9513) |
Contact: Yannick Brandt +41 32 644-2028 E-mail
Torsion test
Description: | Torsion testing machine for testing metallic materials, plastics, medical technology products or entire assemblies under the influence of torsion. Maximum rigidity ensures very accurate torsion angle measurement over the entire torque range. Optional static weight loading unit (tension and compression) for the introduction of axial forces up to max. 500 N. |
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Contact: Stefan Röthlisberger +41 32 644-2027 E-mail
Static part and component testing
Description: | Static and quasi-static tensile, compression and flexure tests on components or entire assemblies to determine strength, stiffness and elasticity and to investigate failure behavior. |
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Equipment: | Universal testing machines ZwickRoell:
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Contact: Stefan Röthlisberger +41 32 644-2027 E-mail
Notched bar impact test
Description: | The notched bar impact test is used to determine the toughness of a metal specimen under impact loading. The specimen of the material to be tested is notched on one side. |
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Equipment: | Pendulum impact tester Zwick RKP 450 with a 300 Joule pendulum head (Software testXpert III) |
Contact: Fabrizio Bigolin +41 32 644-2023 E-mail
Dynamic tests
Description: | Uniaxial dynamic tests on specimens made of metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials as well as assemblies and medical implants to determine fatigue strength (Wöhler curve). The tests can also be performed in a temperature-controlled water bath, e.g. at 37°C. |
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Contact: Stefan Röthlisberger +41 32 644-2027 E-mail
Circular bending test
Description: | Rotational bending test to determine the flexural fatigue strength on metallic specimens, considering specific surface texturing, and to investigate the adhesive strength of coatings on metallic specimens and plastic samples. |
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Contact: Stefan Röthlisberger +41 32 644-2027 E-mail
Vickers hardness test
Description: | Hardness testing on metallic and non-metallic materials in the micro hardness range, HV 0.1 and |
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Equipment: | Vickers Hardness Tester UHL VMH-002V to HV2 |
Contact: Dieter Streit +41 32 644-2021 E-mail
Hardness test according to Shore
Description: | Hardness testing of plastics and hard rubber according to Shore A (10 - 90 Shore A) and Shore D (30 - 90 Shore D). |
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Equipment: | Zwick Shore A hardness tester / Zwick Shore D hardness tester |
Contact: Dieter Streit +41 32 644-2021 E-mail
Product damage analyses
Description: | Determining the causes of damage and proposing improvement measures by means of investigation and technical assessment of damage to medical products (especially orthopedic and traumatological implants and instruments), technical products and components. |
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Equipment: | Light microscopes / electron microscope (SEM) / FT-IR microscope |
Contact: Fabrizio Bigolin +41 32 644-2023 E-mail
Packaging testing
Description: | Testing of the strength of sealed seams on packaging (blisters, peel pouches) by means of tensile tests and tightness by means of dye penetrant testing and bubble emission. |
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Equipment: | Zwicki Z5.0, inv. no. 761 / Labthink Leak Tester MFY-01, lnv. no. 01006 / Vacuum gauge DVR 2 |
Contact: Stefan Röthlisberger +41 32 644-2027 E-mail
Impulse measurements for impact loading
Description: | Measurement of single or cyclically executed impacts and recording of these. This allows the behavior of a component or an assembly to be tested. A test setup with which cyclic impacts can be applied and measured is available and can be adapted to different geometries. |
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Contact: Stefan Jakobs +41 32 644-2033 E-mail