Falling Dart Impact Tester

Labthink - Falling Dart Impact Tester

The Instruments are designed to determine the impact mass and energy that cause 50% plastic films or sheet samples failure under certain impacting conditions.

Features

  • Windows menu interface and touch screen are convenient for the user to set test parameters 
  • 2 test methods of A & B and automatic determination of testing status
  • Electromagnetic suspension and automatic release of the falling dart reduce the errors caused by manual operation
  • Pneumatic clamping, 2 starting modes of manual and pedal switch, and a built-in observation light are convenient for the user’s operation
  • Professional software supports multi-unit result display, graphic display of the testing process, and data export and printing
  • Equipped with RS232 port and micro printer port which is convenient for data transmission and PC connection
  • Supports LystemTM Lab Data Sharing System for uniform and systematic data management

Principle

Before starting the test, choose the test method, and estimate an initial mass and Δm. Start the test. If the first specimen fails, decrease the mass of the falling dart by Δm. If the first specimen is not a failure, increase the mass of the falling dart by Δm. Continue the test according to this rule. In brief, increase or decrease by Δm according to whether the former specimen is a failure or not. After 20 specimens, calculate the total number of failed specimens N. If N equals 10, the test is over. If N is less than 10, add specimens and continue to test until N equals 10. If N is greater than 10, add a specimen and continue the test until the number of non-failure specimens reaches 10. Then the tester calculates the test results automatically according to specific formulas.

Standards

This instrument conforms to various national and international standards:
ASTM D1709, ISO 7765-1-1988, JIS K7124-1, GB/T 9639.1-2008

Application

Basic Applications

  • Impact resistance test of plastic films, sheets, and composite films e.g. PE preservative films, wrapping films, PET sheets, and other food packages and heavy packages
  • Impact resistance test of aluminum foils and aluminum plastic composite films
  • Impact resistance test of paper and paper board

Extended Applications

  • Test the resistance of the specimen against the falling ball. Mount the specimen on a specific clamp for the falling ball impact test and select a falling ball of a certain weight for the impact test. Check the status of the specimen and determine the impact resistance of the specimen
  • Impact test of shoulder lining. Mount the shoulder lining specimen to the specified clamp and select a falling dart of a certain weight for the impact test. Check the status of the specimen and determine the impact resistance of the shoulder lining specimen.

 

Technical Parameters

ItemsParameters
Measuring MethodMethod A, method B(optional)
Test ScopeMethod A: 50-2000g
Method B: 300-2000g
Weight Accuracy+0.5%
Sample ClampingPneumatic
Air Source Pressure0.6 MPa (Prepared by user)
Air ConnectionΦ 8 mm polyurethane pipe
Sample Size>150 mm x 150 mm
Power Supply220VAC 50Hz / 120VAC 60Hz
Net Weight70 kg
DimensionsAmethod:500 mm (L) × 450 mm (W) × 1320 mm (H)
Method B: 500 mm (L) × 450 mm (W) × 2160 mm (H)
Films
Sheeting
Paper and Composite Paper Materials
Packages

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