Additively manufactured foam components are finding their way into a wide variety of industries and fields of application. They are flexible, comfortable, lightweight and can be customized. For research and further development of the properties of the materials as well as the pore structures of these foams, a universal testing machine inspekt duo is used at the Chair of Solid Mechanics at the University of Siegen. The testing machine is equipped with compression plates for performing the material tests.
In addition to simple compression tests, creep tests or retardation tests are also carried out. In this particular application, the creep tests on the foam specimens are performed at room temperature - unlike creep tests on most metals, for example.
