Facility – Mechanical Properties Laboratory

Mechanical Properties Laboratory is hosting under Medical Devices and Technology Centre (MEDiTEC). This lab consists of Tensile Tests performed on metals and plastic materials. Sample standard forms and test methods are detailed in British Standard 18 for metals and British Standard 2782 for plastics. Universal Testing Machine (Instron) or Universal Testing Machine used in industrial and research laboratories. Apart from performing tensile tests, such machines can perform compression, shear, and bending tests. Loads can be applied hydraulically or electrically. Most of the current machines are controlled with electronic control systems and can record test data automatically.