Plastic Tests Plastics A Toy Brick Tensometer for Electromechanical Characterization of Elastomers /

• Main Author: Moser, Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Spektrum, 2015.
• Series: BestMasters
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Structural materials.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Physical Chemistry.; Structural Materials.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

Richard Moser shows how to use and upgrade toy bricks for the construction of a lightweight, low-cost, and easy to reproduce tensile testing setup. Tailored for the characterization of elastomers and stretchable electrodes, the setup is capable of performing stress-strain studies along with resistan...