Disclosed is a synchronous and dynamic loading method in electro-magneto-thermo-mechanical multi-field coupling conditions. The method comprises the following steps: applying maximum pulse current to a test object by a pulse power supply to realize loading in extreme electric field and magnetic field conditions; meanwhile, generating a large amount of friction heat by the high-speed rotation of a rotating body and the friction of the test object to realize loading in an extreme-temperature field combined with a large amount of Joule heat and arc heat; synchronously applying pressure to the rotating body by a pressure device to realize loading of extreme force combined with the gravity of the rotating body and the friction force between the rotating body and the test object.

Disclosed is a method for compiling an equivalent acceleration spectrum of creep under variable temperatures and loads. The method includes following steps: respectively carrying out a material high-temperature tensile test, material high-temperature creep tests and creep tests under two-stage variable temperatures and loads, and calculating values of a parameter p in a creep damage accumulation model under two-stage variable temperatures and loads; based on a nonlinear damage accumulation model under multi-stage variable temperatures and loads, calculating a damage D caused by a multi-stage variable temperatures and loads creep load spectrum by utilizing values of parameter p; based on the principle of consistency of damage D, transforming the multi-stage variable temperatures and loads creep load spectrum into an equivalent acceleration spectrum of a first-order maximum creep load, and finally compiling the equivalent acceleration spectrum of creep under variable temperatures and loads.

A pin-on-plate friction and wear test device includes a high temperature heating chamber and a cooling pin. The high temperature heating chamber is fastened horizontally to the mobile base. The axis of the cooling pin is perpendicular to the upper surface of the mobile base. The electric resistance heating plate is located in the bottom closed space under the friction sample plate in the high temperature heating chamber. The electric resistance heats the fixed sample to experiment temperature. The inner layout of pin is a circling cooling channel where the cooling medium adjusts and cools the temperature of the sample. Thermocouples are separately distributed in the temperature measuring groove of the high temperature heating chamber and the temperature measuring hole of the cooling pin for real-time temperature measurement. The device can simulate the friction and wear properties of the high-strength steel plate and hot-stamping die in the differential temperature environment.

Disclosed is a method for predicting creep damage and deformation evolution behavior with time, which comprises the following steps: obtaining tensile strength σ.sub.b through high-temperature tensile test; obtaining the strain curve, minimum creep rate {dot over (ε)}.sub.m and life t.sub.ƒ through creep test; obtaining the threshold stress σ.sub.th at different temperatures; establishing the relationship between the tensile strength σ.sub.b, the threshold stress σ.sub.th and the temperature T; establishing the prediction formulas of the minimum creep rate σ.sub.th and creep life σ.sub.b based on the threshold stress {dot over (ε)}.sub.m and the tensile strength t.sub.ƒ; establishing a creep damage constitutive model, including strain rate formula and damage rate formula; obtaining the evolution behavior of strain and deformation with time; obtaining the evolution behavior of damage with time.

Surface measurement probe comprising: a hollow probe body extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal end adapted to be mounted to a test apparatus and a distal end; a retaining arrangement situated inside the probe body and extending along said longitudinal axis, the retaining arrangement being arranged to maintain the surface measurement probe in an assembled state; a probe tip supported at the distal end of the probe body and arranged to contact a sample; a bead situated inside the probe body and interposed between the probe tip and the retaining arrangement, the bead comprising a thermally-insulating material.

A heating system for use in mechanical testing at scales of microns or less includes a stage heater. The stage heater having a stage plane, and a stage heating element distributed across the stage plane. Two or more support mounts are on opposed sides of the stage plane. A first bridge extends from the stage plane to a first mount of the two or more support mounts, and a second bridge extends from the stage plane to a second mount of the two or more support mounts. The first and second bridges provide a plurality of supports between the stage plane and two or more support mounts to accordingly support the stage plane. In another example, the heating system includes a probe heater configured to heat a probe as part of mechanical testing.

The invention discloses a slope one-way loading rutting test device, wherein the upper part of a loading frame is slidably connected with an upper cross beam of a frame through a loading frame rotating assembly, and a variable speed motor and a runner wheel are embedded in the lower part of the loading frame. The variable speed motor is in transmission connection with the runner wheel to realize one-way continuous loading of the runner wheel on a test piece. The lower part of a bearing frame is slidably connected with a lower cross beam of a frame through a bearing frame rotating assembly, a test piece mounting frame and a height adjusting device are sequentially embedded into the upper part of the bearing frame from top to bottom, and the height of the test piece mounting frame is adjusted through the height adjusting device.

Heating arrangement for a materials testing device, the materials testing device comprising at least one surface measurement probe adapted to be brought into contact with a surface of a sample, the heating arrangement comprising a probe heater comprising:

an infrared emitting element adapted to emit infrared radiation;

a reflector having a reflective surface arranged to direct said infrared radiation towards a distal end of said surface measurement probe.

According to the invention, the reflector comprises a first focal point and a second focal point, the infrared emitting element being situated substantially at said first focal point.

An aspect of the present disclosure is to precisely define a constant value used in the Monkman-Grant analysis, when estimating remaining life of a high-chromium steel pipe through which high-temperature and high-pressure fluid is allowed to flow. A remaining life estimation method according to the present disclosure is particularly characterized in that a step of obtaining a constant on an accelerated creep test is performed in which a constant indicative of the product of a strain rate and a rupture time in the Monkman-Grant analysis is obtained by multiplying a first coefficient to transform uniaxial rupture ductility into multiaxial rupture ductility, the uniaxial rupture ductility being obtained from a specimen of the high-chromium steel pipe, a second coefficient to amend consumed life of the specimen, and a third coefficient to amend a measured pressure into an assessment pressure.

Machine for testing thermal resistance of plastic materials, comprising a tank configured, in use, to be filled for example with a heat-transfer fluid; a heating coil for heating the heat-transfer fluid; a temperature sensor generating a temperature signal of the heat-transfer fluid; and a control unit calculating a degradation index of the heat-transfer fluid on the basis of the temperature signal. In particular, the degradation index is calculated by determining the temperature range associated with the temperature signal, updating the corresponding partial heating time, and calculating the weighted sum of the partial heating times previously saved in memory and pertaining to different temperature ranges. Upon reaching one or more thresholds, signals are generated which indicate the need to replace the heat-transfer fluid.