TENSILKUT I

Tensilkut is a precision milling machine designed specifically for machining flat tensile samples from metals and non-metallic materials.  Tensilkut machined specimens are free of induced heat or cold working distortion, and are accurate to within +.0005”.  A sample can be machined in a few minutes by lab technicians with no previous machining experience.

With the Tensilkut I series machines, tensile samples can be machined from ferrous and non-ferrous metals and a wide range of plastic and non-metallic materials in gauges from .001” to .750”, depending upon the model selected.  The configuration of the specimens is traced from precision master templates to achieve contour duplication within +.001”.  The test strip is clamped in the template, which is manually moved across the Tensilkut table during the machining of the test specimen.  The template’s upper guide bar rides along a guide sleeve, which is manually adjusted using the Tensilkut micrometer control.  The specific depth of the individual machining cuts is dependent upon the machineability and gauge of the material being cut.  Relatively deep cuts are used for roughing the sample to shape, whereas extremely light (.0005” to .001” deep) cuts comprise the finishing passes.  When the sample is machined to its finished gauge width, the micrometer dial reaches a stop to automatically prevent further machining of the sample.  The top template guide bar is undersized in relation to the finished test specimen, thereby preventing the template from making contact with the Tensilbit.  The motor speed control, Tensilmist and Tensilvac can be installed on any series Tensilkut, if ordered with the machine.

The Tensilkut I can be used to cut samples from curved blanks, including tube wall, without milling the blank flat before cutting.

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