VTR-13-050

Creep Testing Machine

Dead-weight lever arm Creep Testing Machine — 50–200 kN for ASTM F519, ISO 204 and ASTM E139 long-duration programmes

Overview & Technical Specification Downloads Standards

Overview

The Vector VTR-13-050 Creep Testing Machine is a dead-weight lever arm platform engineered for advanced creep, stress rupture, relaxation, crack growth, and hydrogen embrittlement programmes — designed for long-term reliability and precision in aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, and regulated alloy qualification.

Operating from 50 kN to 200 kN without motorised load loops, the Creep Testing Machine applies constant force through calibrated masses and a pre-tensioned spring — maintaining load integrity through multi-thousand-hour dwells and power interruptions that can affect servo-controlled frames.

The system aligns with ASTM F519, ISO 204, ASTM E139, EN 2002-005, and ASTM E1457, with optional high-temperature furnace packages from −100 °C to +1,500 °C and integrated HMI logging for audit-ready datasets.

At a glance

50–200 kN — small coupons through large-scale creep specimens
Dead-weight lever arm — motor-free, drift-resistant constant load
100,000 hours — rated for ultra-long certification programmes
ASTM F519 HE — 200-hour sustained load with batch throughput
Optional furnace — −100 °C to +1,500 °C uniform gauge zone
Interlocked enclosure — fully enclosed cabinet for operator safety

Standards & conformity

Standards library

Vector maps your required codes to lever-arm geometry, specimen grips, environmental packages, and reporting fields before build — so creep, rupture, relaxation, crack growth, and hydrogen embrittlement workflows can share one qualified Creep Testing Machine where your procedures allow.

ASTM F519ISO 204ASTM E139EN 2002-005ASTM E1457

Vector VTR-13-050 Creep Testing Machine — floor-standing dead-weight lever arm with safety enclosure

Industries & applications

From landing-gear fastener qualification to pipeline integrity and plating QA — the Creep Testing Machine delivers globally recognised sustained-load data for safety-critical supply chains.

Aerospace

High-strength alloy creep and embrittlement testing on fasteners, landing gear, and structural members per ASTM F519 and EN 2002-005.

Oil & gas

Pipeline creep characterisation, drill-string HE screening, and pressure-equipment stress rupture under service environments.

Automotive & transportation

Suspension fasteners, springs, and driveline components — post-plating hydrogen embrittlement batch release.

Power generation

Turbine blade alloys, boiler tubes, and heat exchanger materials under long thermal dwell programmes.

Plating & coating QA

Post-plating process control, coating compliance, and multi-specimen lot release on ASTM F519 workflows.

Materials R&D

Creep curves, crack growth rates, relaxation of novel alloys — up to 100,000-hour evidence sets.

Key features

Mechanical precision, smart software, and modular upgrades — engineered for regulated long-duration programmes on a single floor-standing Creep Testing Machine.

Load

50–200 kN range

Covers notched tensile coupons for HE screening through large high-temperature creep bars — smooth, continuous force without motor drift.

Mechanical

Dead-weight & spring

Wear-resistant flexible joints preserve lever-arm alignment as specimens elongate; automatic end-of-test capture logs rupture time.

Furnace

High-temperature option

−100 °C to +1,500 °C with uniform gauge-zone control and integrated controller in the machine base.

HMI

Integrated software

Continuous load and time logging, heating-phase documentation, password-protected datasets, Excel and graphical export.

Safe

Enclosed cabinet

Interlocked doors prevent operation when open; calibrated masses secured inside the enclosure during loading and fracture events.

Modular

Upgrade path

Additional grips, load cells, furnace packages, and measurement accessories without replacing the core load frame.

Vector Creep Testing Machine — lever arm and specimen loading zone

Why constant load and time matter

Creep is time-dependent deformation under constant stress — often at elevated temperature. A Creep Testing Machine holds the specimen under dead load while extensometry across the gauge length records elongation over hours to years, revealing behaviour that short tensile runs cannot predict.

Creep & stress rupture — classic and stepped-force programmes per ISO 204 and ASTM E139.
Relaxation — stress decay under imposed displacement.
Crack growth — propagation metrics under sustained load per ASTM E1457.
Parallel batches — multiple specimen sets for high-throughput qualification labs.

Vector Creep Testing Machine — floor-standing installation

Hydrogen embrittlement & ASTM F519

Hydrogen embrittlement reduces ductility after hydrogen uptake from plating, pickling, welding, or service exposure. ASTM F519 standardises sustained-load testing of high-strength steels using notched specimens under long-term uniaxial tension.

200-hour SLT — sustained tension at 75% of notched fracture strength at ambient temperature.
Batch throughput — simultaneous multi-specimen layouts for plating and coating QA.
Regulated sectors — aerospace, oil and gas, automotive, and defence supply-chain acceptance.

Vector VTR-13-050 Creep Testing Machine — brochure cover

Downloads

Product brochure for the Vector VTR-13-050 Creep Testing Machine — load range, test types, standards coverage, optional furnace, and typical laboratory applications.

Brochure (PDF)

Vector Creep Testing Machine

Technical overview

Product code

VTR-13-050

Test load range

50–200 kN

Load control

Dead-weight lever arm and pre-tensioned spring — motor-free

Test types

Creep, stepped-force creep, stress rupture, relaxation, crack growth, hydrogen embrittlement

Maximum test duration

Up to 100,000 hours

Temperature range (optional)

−100 °C to +1,500 °C — uniform distribution, automated control

Safety

Fully enclosed cabinet, interlocked doors, floor-mounted vibration-absorbing base

Software

Integrated HMI — data logging, automated parameter control, temperature documentation, Excel export

Standards alignment

ASTM F519, ISO 204, ASTM E139, EN 2002-005, ASTM E1457

Optional add-ons

High-temperature furnace, additional grips, load cells, enhanced measurement accessories

Frequently asked questions

What is creep testing and why use a dedicated Creep Testing Machine?

Creep testing measures slow, time-dependent deformation under constant load — often at temperature — to support design data short tensile tests cannot supply. A Creep Testing Machine isolates long dwells, precise constant-force hardware, and logging tuned for rupture timing.

Why choose dead-weight loading on the Creep Testing Machine?

Dead-weight systems apply force through gravity and calibrated masses, avoiding servo drift and loss of load control during extended runs or power interruptions that can affect motorised frames.

How does ASTM F519 run on the VTR-13-050 Creep Testing Machine?

Notched specimens are loaded in sustained tension for the standard 200-hour window so plating and post-processing effects on ductility can be judged against acceptance criteria, with batch layouts for high-throughput labs.

Which standards does one Creep Testing Machine installation cover?

The platform is engineered for ASTM F519, ISO 204, ASTM E139, EN 2002-005, and ASTM E1457 so creep, rupture, relaxation, crack growth, and HE workflows can share one qualified frame where your procedures allow.

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