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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1994
Jeffrey L Myers, West Chester, OH (US);
Robert W Aho, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Douglas M Carper, West Chester, OH (US);
Earl D Deaton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas J Dunyak, West Chester, OH (US);
Ely E Halila, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A gripping system for use in uniaxial testing of test specimens at elevated temperatures, typically above 900.degree.-1000.degree. F. The uniaxial mechanical testing is typically tensile testing conducted on high temperature engineering materials which operate under severe conditions at elevated temperatures. The gripping system includes a gripping element having a first section adapted to contact the test specimen wherein a heater is received in the second section for heating the gripping surface. The heater is designed to heat the gripping surface and the test specimen to the desired temperature.