A-shaped clamp prevents damage to thin, brittle specimens and supports displacement transducer away from heated zone. Also it defines reference points for strain measurement on specimen surface thus preventing specimen cracking due to unequal thermal expansion between clamp and holder.
Attaching strain transducers to fragile materials
NASA Tech Briefs ; 4 , 1
1979-08-01
Miscellaneous
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English
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