TMS extensibility fixture

The TMS extensibility fixture consists of a pair of aluminium plates to clamp the sample across an aperture at the center of each plate. The lower plate has a smoothly radiused edge to the hole to avoid tearing the test sample.

The aperture allows a probe to pass through, placing the sample under tension and deforming it potentially until rupture. Select a probe design to meet the specific requirements of the analysis.

The fixture is ideally suited to testing thin products such as flatbreads and tortillas, to evaluate tear resistance, burst strength and the effects of staling.

Applications

Burst strength of flatbreads
Tear resistance of tortilla – evaluation of the ability to contain fillings

Contents and summary

Part Number	Description
432-046	TMS EXTENSIBILITY FIXTURE Large and small aluminium lower plate with radiused hole with corresponding top plate for gripping sample. Purchase probes to burst through sample separately.

Notes

Select and purchase probe separately.

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The University of Arizona’s Nutritional Sciences Food Lab acquired a Texture Analyzer from Food Technologies about 5 years ago. The company has a great product, which is tailored to food needs.

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