SLY S1 Elmendorf Tearing Tester

Packaging Testing Equipment

SLY-S1 is based on Elmendorf method to measure tearing strength of plastic films, textile, woven and non-woven materials. Labthink tear tester is a user-friend instrument and test range is from 200gf to 6400gf with suitable pendulum.

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Full Description

SLY-S1 Elmendorf Tearing Tester is designed for the tearing test of films, sheets, flexible PVC, PVDC, waterproof films, woven materials, polypropylene, polyester, paper, cardboard, textiles and nonwovens.

Technical Specification

Specifications	SLY-S1 Elmendorf Tear Tester
Pendulum Capacity	200 gf, 400 gf, 800 gf, 1600 gf, 3200 gf, 6400 gf
Gas Supply Pressure	0.6 MPa (outside of supply scope)
Port of Gas Supply	Φ4 mm PU Tubing
Instrument Dimension	480 mm (L) x 380 mm (W) x 560 mm (H)
Power Supply	220VAC 50Hz / 120VAC 60Hz
Net Weight	23.5 kg (Basic Pendulum of 200 gf)

TEST Principle

Lift the pendulum up to a certain height to give it an initial potential energy. The pendulum tears the specimen while swinging down. Computer calculates the decreased energy caused by tearing to obtain the required force for tearing.

Applications

Basic Applications	· Plastic films and sheets e.g. polyolefin, polyester and aluminum plastic composite films
· Paper and Paperboard
· Textiles
Extended Applications	· Heavy Package Bags
· Rubber Gloves
· Wrapping Films
· Paper Metro Tickets

Features

SLY-S1 Elmendorf Tear Tester is controlled by computer with automatic and electronic measurement which is convenient for the operation
Pneumatic specimen clamping and automatic release of pendulum could avoid the system error effectively
Computer assisted horizontal adjustment system could maintain the instrument optimum status
Equipped with pendulums of multiple capacities
Professional software supports multi-unit data output
Equipped with RS232 port which is convenient to the data transmission and external connection
Supports LystemTM Lab Data Sharing System for uniform and systematic data management

Applicable standards

Test Standards; SLY-S1 Elmendorf Tearing Tester conforms to various national and international standards:; ISO 6383-1-1983, ISO 6383-2-1983, ISO 1974, ASTM D1922, ASTM D1424, ASTM D689, TAPPI T414, GB/T16578.2-2009, GB/T 455