MTS Advantage Pneumatic Grips User Manual
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Advantage™ Pneumatic Grips
Functional Description
Introduction
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Advantage 10,000 N
applications
The 10,000 N (2,200 lbf) capacity pneumatic grips are designed for performing
tensile tests on a variety of materials including elastomers, plastics, rigid and
semi-rigid films, and sheets. These grips can use a variety of flat, round, and vee-
shaped wedges. They feature dual acting grip faces that simultaneously move to
the centerline of the grip.
The grips offer quick and easy specimen insertion. This model also features a
constant clamping load to protect your specimens from damage due to slippage.
The weight of the 10,000 N grip is low enough to allow it to be used with 5,000
N force transducers.
Grip faces
and wedges
The 10 N, 200 N, and 2000 N grips use grip faces to contact and hold a specimen.
The 10,000 N grips use wedges to contact and hold a specimen. Several surfaces
are available for the faces and grips (not all surfaces are available for all grips).
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Corrugated for gripping smooth and flexible specimens
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Serrated for gripping soft material
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Smooth rubber coating for extra gripping protection of thin delicate
specimens (in some cases the smooth faces will slip below the rated capacity
of the grip)
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Matte rubber coating for more gripping power than smooth rubber coated
faces
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Corrugated rubber coating for more gripping power than the matte rubber
coated faces
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Diamond tipped for more aggressive gripping needs
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Grab test for gripping fabric specimens
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Line contact for gripping rubber, latex, and cable sheath
Electromechanical
systems
Installing the grips in an electromechanical system involves mounting one grip to
the base of the load frame and the other grip to the crosshead of the load frame.
Standard mounting pins are used.
Servohydraulic
systems
Installing the grips in a servohydraulic system involves attaching one grip onto
the end of the load unit actuator rod and one grip to the load unit force transducer.
The standard mounting pin can be removed so the grip can be bolted directly to
the actuator or load transducer.