Our first group of experiments took place on 19th and 20th of December 2019. Aluminium specimens with artificially created micro-structure were exposed to four-point bending on the Controls hydraulic testing machine.
Aluminium specimens with micro-structure 
Aluminium specimens with micro-structure 
Strain-gauge soldering 
Strain-gauge soldering 
Prepared specimen 
Specimen setup on hydraulic testing machine 
Wheatstone quarter-bridge wiring 
Calibration of video camera 
Ready for experiment!
We monitored deformations at the specific points of the specimens via strain gauges and with the appropriate software programs.
Start! 
Four point bending-test 
Load application and strain
monitoring
Monitoring 
Lab technicians
At the same time, the experiments have been video recorded using specialised GOM Aramis software for strain measurement.