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Title: Method and apparatus for testing microfilaments

Patent ·
OSTI ID:87777

A method and apparatus are disclosed for testing tensile strength of microfilaments. Fibers as small as 0.001 inch in diameter and 0.04 inches in length have been tested, although the method and apparatus of the invention are capable of testing fibers of smaller diameter and length. The invention utilizes a method wherein one or both ends of a microfilament is gripped using resin which is softened sufficiently to accept an end of the microfilament and then allowed to harden. The invention also employs the use of a translation stage capable of controlled three-dimensional movement suited to facilitating gripping of the microfilament. 2 figs.

Research Organization:
EG & G Mound Applied Technologies
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-88DP43495
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,437,193/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-216,521
OSTI ID:
87777
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Aug 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English