Minilab

The Minilab is a multi-purpose instrument used to determine strength properties of clay and/or chemically bonded foundry sand specimens. This advanced technology may be used to create a 50mm x 50mm cylindrical test specimen and is capable of running many different sand strength tests with additional fixtures and accessories that are easy to connect to the instrument. These tests include Green Sand Compactability, Compression Strength, Splitting Strength, Twin-Transverse Shear Strength and additional tests.

Operation of this technology is automated. After placing the sand specimen in the strength accessory, the operator selects the desired test. A vertically moving piston applies pressure on a sand specimen until failure. The force data is then displayed on the digital panel. The machine may be calibrated as necessary using spring forces and piston displacement.

(Note: the properties of Minilab sand specimens are different than those of rammed sand specimens. The compressive strengths of rammed and squeezed sand cannot be compared on a 1:1 basis.)

Components Included: Connecting Cable – PC 9 Pole, Specimen Tube 120mm, Ramming Pedestal Type F, Sand Chute Collection Base, Transverse Strength Attachment (Model PBV/M), Twin-Transverse Shear Strength Attachment (Model PQS/M)