Overview
The biaxial load frame at POLDI allows for multiaxial deformation experiments (in-situ Figure 1, ex-situ Figure 2), but also uniaxial tension and torsion. In the vertical direction, a maximum force of 100 kN (tension or compression) is available, in the horizontal direction up to 50 kN. The maximum torsion of the vertical axis is 200 Nm, the horizontal axis can not be used for torsion experiments.
Different sample geometries are possible: