It happens once or twice a year, but everything looks very picturesque when it snows.
The Tensilkut pond surrounded by snow covered trees.
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Snow In Tennessee
January 29, 2019Special Master Templates
July 18, 2018For nearly as long as Tensilkut machines have existed, people have wanted to prepare custom test specimens. These are some of the more unusual ones:
This is a special template to cut micro tensile bars from very tiny pieces of materials. Typically, this is the type of test specimen one might use if cutting from precious metals, or from “historic” material which has been in storage, and to which a comparison with a modern material is desired. These are also used to prepare samples from materials which are irregularly shaped, and therefore, only a small piece can be obtained for the test.
I truly have no idea who ordered these Special Templates, or what the purpose was of having multiple reduced sections. I only know that these are very interesting in appearance, and the story behind them must have been somewhat intriguing. Note that these specimens have holes in them for pin loaded grips; Tensilkut Engineering can install hardened bushings for guiding the drilling of such holes.
If you need to create a custom specimen, why not submit your drawing to Tensilkut for a quotation on a system to meet your needs?
Spring in Tennessee
April 12, 2018Spring actually arrived a couple of weeks ago in Tennessee, but we take pride in keeping the Tensilkut building looking inviting.
Tensilkut Engineering
Please contact us for information on all of your test sample preparation requirements.
Tensilkut Master Templates
February 12, 2018Whether you need a template to prepare samples to a custom specification,
Large and small special Master Templates for use with the Tensilkut I or Tensilkut II.
Or one of our standard templates for metal or non-metallic bars,
Tensilkut Master Templates for ASTM E8 specimens
Tensilkut Engineering has or can make your template, to be used with your existing Tensilkut I or Tensilkut II.
Please contact us for additional information and a quote.
Guide Sleeves
December 15, 2017Because of the process of operating the Tensilkut I and Tensilkut II, the guide sleeves eventually wear out. We keep all sizes of guide sleeves in stock for immediate shipment.
Guide Sleeves for the Tensilkut I and Tensilkut II
Contact us for additional information or a quotation.
Snow at Tensilkut
December 8, 2017It’s snowing in Tennessee – a rare occurrence, especially this early in the season.
Snow at Tensilkut
But it looks a little like the Christmas season. We probably won’t decorate this evergreen with tensile bars, however.
10-13 Tensilkut I
December 7, 2017The 10-13 Tensilkut I is the same size and model as the original Tensilkut machine first made back in 1955. This machine has the smallest motor of any Tensilkut machine, whether a Tensilkut I or Tensilkut II, and consequently the lowest cutting capacity. It also, true to the Tensilkut heritage, does an excellent job of preparing tensile specimens from thin materials. While we don’t recommend this model for cutting steel samples of more than 1/8″ thickness, and certainly not for harder materials, it does a superb job at preparing aluminum and softer materials of up to 1/4″ thickness.
10-13 Tensilkut I with 50-12 Master Template
The 10-13 Tensilkut I is a fine choice for a small testing lab, where space is at a premium, or where only a limited number of specimens are needed. As with other Tensilkut machines, this machine will prepare specimens in a wide variety of specifications, including ASTM E8, ASTM A370, ASTM D638, or whatever you might need. Contact us for more information and a quote, or visit our Tensilkut website for more information on this and other equipment to make your lab more productive.
Turning Round Tensile Bars
November 16, 2017Tensilathe in operation, turning a stainless steel bar in accordance with ASTM E8.
Turning a Round Tensile Bar
The machine is simplified in operation, and completes round tensile bars quickly.
Contact us for more information on making your lab more efficient with the Tensilathe from Tensilkut Engineering.
Cutting Round Monel Tensile Bars
November 6, 2017Recently, we shipped a CNC Tensilathe to a customer who was cutting, amongst other materials, Monel. This is a very hard material to cut, but the CNC Tensilathe handled it well. These are pictures of a shaving from the monel bar, as it was being cut; we cut it in .012″ deep passes, which would equate to approximately 10 passes for an ASTM E8 bar cut from a .750″ diameter starting piece.
The starting end of a shaving from a Monel bar, cut in accordance with ASTM E8 on the CNC Tensilathe
A shaving from the cutting of a Monel Tensile Bar using the CNC Tensilathe.
Starting with an irregular bar would require more and shallower cuts, but with Tensilkut’s CNC machines, we program the specimens for your starting size and shape, and you insert the blank into the machine, select the specimen from the drop down menu on the integral computer, and walk away until the cycle is finished, and your specimen is complete.
Contact us for more information on how the CNC Tensilathe can help your testing lab become more efficient.
Complex Round Test Bars
November 1, 2017In addition to being able to turn perfect shouldered, button head and threaded tensile bars, Tensilkut’s CNC Tensilathe has been used for preparing more complicated, proprietary test specimens. This one is a fine example:
Tapered stress test bar
This is a bar designed by a customer for a specific test of longevity of Hastelloy. Each of the end sections on both ends is tapered, as is the gauge section. This test specimen is beautiful in its complexity.
Ends of tapered stress test bar
Of course, because it was turned from Hastelloy, accommodations had to be made in the program; when the program would turn steel or stainless specimens perfectly, the deflection from the Hastelloy caused it to be oversized. When we program your specimens for the CNC Tensilathe or the CNC Tensilkut III, we want to receive several samples of your actual material, so our programs will accurately prepare your test bars, regardless of its properties. Machines which accurately prepare physical test specimens are the only things we’ve ever built, and we pride ourselves on offering the best sample preparation equipment available.
