Multichannel System for the Investigation of Isothermal and Cyclic Thermal Creep

A 16-channel system aimed at testing specimens for isothermal and cyclic thermal creep is developed and constructed on the contemporary element base. The system makes it possible to perform continuous long-term measurement of strains, forces, and temperature, accumulate and store the data of measurements. In the course of the tests, the specimens can be heated to a temperature of 1700°C. Due to the possibility of isothermal and cyclic thermal testing of specimens with simultaneous application of tensile loads, one can simulate the operation of structural elements under the conditions of complex changes in the force and thermal loads. __________ Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 6, pp. 124 – 131, November – December, 2005.