Bending tests are relatively simple, but we try to go the extra
mile by extracting more information from them via their
integration with DIC. Our experience with bending tests covers
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3-point and 4-point bending tests via different approaches,
including standard ones (per ISO 7438 and VDA 238-100) and a
wide array of custom configurations
- For a wide range of metallic and non-metallic materials
- Integration with 2D or 3D DIC, as applicable
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For sheets and plate: evaluation of fracture strains under
plane-strain loading (support the calibration of fracture
models)
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Structural components: Flexural load-displacement curves for
model validation
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Quasi-static rates, as well as intermediate and high rates
