Our in-house built in-situ double cantilever beam (DCB) stage is used to visualize the crack propagation in a layered composite sample. The sample is pulled open and at a critical load a crack will start growing between the plies of the sample. The crack propagation can be visualized with a dynamic XCT scan.
Technical Details
- Displacement axis: accuracy = 10 µm, max travel = 15.7 mm, maximal load = 450 N, maximal speed = 100 mm/min
- Centering axis : accuracy = 10 µm, max travel = 27 mm, max speed = 100 mm/min
- Load cell: 500 N, accuracy 1 %
Room: Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, 3001 Leuven, Materials Engineering, X-ray lab: 91.15