The MTS Insight Testing Systems 10 kN (MTS System Corporation) is designed for medium-force testing applications. The MTS system performs standard tests such as peel, tear, shear, tensile, compression, and flex/bend. More advanced tests can also be performed, such as creep, stress relaxation, and multi-cycle. The MTS system consists of a double-column load frames and a moving solid steel cross head (Fig. 1a). The MTS system is equipped by wedge and pneumatic grips (Fig. 1b and Fig.1c) for testing hard and soft materials, respectively. A load-cell anchored to the cross-head detects the applied loads during testing. Two cells, respectively, of 10 kN and 250 N are supplied with the device (Fig. 1d and Fig.1e). The ME-46 Video Extensometer measures with accurate resolution the specimen deformations.

Fig. 1: (a) MTS Insight 10 kN testing device. (b) Wedge grip and (c) pneumatic grip. (d) Load cell of 10 kN and (e) load cell of 250 N. (f) Video extensometer.