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US4845995A
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Material tester
Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1988-07-14
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2008-07-14
Abstract
Abstract A material tester which allows for material characterization under hydrodmic loading including very high rates of loading such as found in ballistic applications, and which includes various interchangeable fittings to allow the tester to simultaneously subject a test specimen to (1) radial compression and axial tension, or (2) radial compression and axial compression, or (3) radial compression and axial shearing stress.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert P. Kaste
- 👤 Robert E. Tompkins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:59
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N3/00; G01N3/30; G01N3/313; G01N2203/00; G01N2203/02; G01N2203/025; G01N2203/0254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
355 words
A material tester, having an axis, for simultaneously applying an axial load and a radial load to a test sample, said tester comprising: a fluid-filled first chamber extending along said axis between a first end wall and a second end wall, the first end wall of the first chamber including a first passageway extending therethrough between an inner end and an outer end, at least the inner end of said first passageway being formed as a first cylindrical passage extending concentrically about and along said axis, said first passageway being closed by a piston slidably disposed within the first cylindrical passage for limited movement therein along said axis in response to a difference between pressure within the first chamber acting on an inner end of the piston and pressure at the outer end of the first passageway acting on an outer end of the piston; first chamber access means for opening the first chamber to permit the test sample to be mounted therein; test sample mounting means for mounting the test sample within the first chamber so that the test sample extends symmetrically along said axis, one portion of the test sample being affixed to the piston and another portion of the test sample being affixed to the second end wall of the first chamber; and pressure supply means for pressurizing the fluid within the first chamber, said pressurized fluid acting on the inner end of the piston to cause the piston to exert an axial load on the test sample, and said pressurized fluid directly exerting a radial load on the test sample, wherein the pressure supply means comprises a second chamber, having a frangible shear disc mounted therein which divides the second chamber into first and second fluid-filled sub-chambers, said shear disc rupturing when the pressure in the second sub-chamber increases to a predetermined value above the pressure in the first sub-chamber, orifice means for maintaining the first sub-chamber in communication with the first chamber, and pressure generating means for increasing the fluid pressure within the second sub-chamber until the shear disc ruptures, producing a rapid rise in pressure within the first chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
355 words
A material tester, having an axis, for simultaneously applying an axial load and a radial load to a test sample, said tester comprising: a fluid-filled first chamber extending along said axis between a first end wall and a second end wall, the first end wall of the first chamber including a first passageway extending therethrough between an inner end and an outer end, at least the inner end of said first passageway being formed as a first cylindrical passage extending concentrically about and along said axis, said first passageway being closed by a piston slidably disposed within the first cylindrical passage for limited movement therein along said axis in response to a difference between pressure within the first chamber acting on an inner end of the piston and pressure at the outer end of the first passageway acting on an outer end of the piston; first chamber access means for opening the first chamber to permit the test sample to be mounted therein; test sample mounting means for mounting the test sample within the first chamber so that the test sample extends symmetrically along said axis, one portion of the test sample being affixed to the piston and another portion of the test sample being affixed to the second end wall of the first chamber; and pressure supply means for pressurizing the fluid within the first chamber, said pressurized fluid acting on the inner end of the piston to cause the piston to exert an axial load on the test sample, and said pressurized fluid directly exerting a radial load on the test sample, wherein the pressure supply means comprises a second chamber, having a frangible shear disc mounted therein which divides the second chamber into first and second fluid-filled sub-chambers, said shear disc rupturing when the pressure in the second sub-chamber increases to a predetermined value above the pressure in the first sub-chamber, orifice means for maintaining the first sub-chamber in communication with the first chamber, and pressure generating means for increasing the fluid pressure within the second sub-chamber until the shear disc ruptures, producing a rapid rise in pressure within the first chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A material tester, as described in claim 1, wherein the pressure generating means comprises: an explosive charge disposed within the second sub-chamber; and ignitor means for actuating the explosive charge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A material tester, as described in claim 1, wherein the first chamber is filled with a liquid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A material tester, as described in claim 1, wherein the test sample mounting means comprises a set of fittings for applying axial loads to the test sample in tension.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A material tester, as described in claim 1, wherein the test sample mounting means comprises a set of fittings for applying axial loads to the test sample in compression.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A material tester, as described in claim 1, wherein the test sample mounting means comprises a set of fittings for applying axial loads to the test sample in shear.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-07-10 | 1993-01-09 | 1993-07-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-10 | 1997-01-09 | 1997-07-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-07-10 | 2001-01-09 | 2001-07-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |