Hounsfield Tensometer

Hounsfield Tensometer

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1959-161
type:
tensometer
credit:
Tensometer Ltd.

Parts

Housnfield Tensometer Tensile Test Machine

Housnfield Tensometer Tensile Test Machine

Grey Hounsfield Tensometer machine with a roll of tensometer stress and extension graph paper, used to test tensile strength. Plaque on the machine notes that there is a mercury piston. There is a measurement apparatus on the top of the tensile machine that meaures force in tons. Serial no. W4123. Manufactured by Tensometer Ltd.

Measurements:
tensile machine: 200 mm x 1000 mm x 230 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1959-161/8
type:
tensometer
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Housnfield Tensometer Motor

Housnfield Tensometer Motor

Grey Hounsfield Tensometer machine motor with an attached switch. Engine has a silver circular conveyor belt attached to the side. Manufactured by Fractional H.P. Motors Ltd, Serial no. 37. Motor switch labelled with Tensometer Ltd.

Measurements:
overall: 370 mm x 400 mm x 300 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) and rubber (unidentified)
Object Number:
1959-161/9
type:
tensometer
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum