# Dual Purpose Mechanical Testing Machine for Advanced mechanical-environmental testing suite

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The University Of Manchester](/buyers/the-university-of-manchester/contract-awards)
- Published: 11 December 2020
- Planned start: 2 March 2021
- Planned end: 31 July 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 5337655d-8012-4530-b673-a5a1f7acdf14-400148
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bf4c5920-fb3a-4044-98df-f06a096f5cbb

## Description

Our research group at the University of Manchester require a complete turnkey solution capable of conducting a range of computer controlled static and dynamic mechanical tests\. This system must be integrated with our existing temperature and humidity environmental chamber for synchronised control and readout, along with a variety of supplied and/or third party measurement sensors\. We require a system capable of performing high cycle fatigue pre-cracking of alloys under specific, tightly controlled conditions of humidity and temperature \(as supplied by our existing chamber\)\. This is to be followed by immediate, in situ, transition to a variety of static tests \(e\.g\. slow strain rate\) optimised for loads up to \+/-30 kN, but with capacity to \+/- 100 kN\. The transition between fatigue and slow strain rate type tests needs to be achieved whilst maintaining the environment continuously without interruption, with the transition taking a maximum of a few minutes\. Additional information: To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation\. https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home Funding Type \(WEFO or EU\) : EPSRC Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5337655d-8012-4530-b673-a5a1f7acdf14-400148)