ISO 180 Compliant Digital Izod Impact Tester Pendulum Impact Tester with 1J to 22J Pendulum Energy

The UP-3014 is a digital pendulum impact tester designed for determining the Izod (cantilever-beam) impact strength of rigid plastics in accordance with ISO 180. It uses a high-resolution rotary encoder to measure both the lift angle and the residual swing angle directly. Energy absorption, correction for friction and windage losses, unit conversion and average-value statistics are all performed automatically, eliminating the interpolation errors inherent in mechanical dial reading.

This digital Izod impact tester is mainly used to measure the impact toughness of rigid plastic, reinforced nylon, fiberglass, ceramics, cast stone, insulation materials and other non-metallic materials.

The Izod impact test (ISO 180) is a cantilever-beam test: the specimen is clamped vertically at one end, and the pendulum strikes the free end. The Charpy impact test (ISO 179) is a simply supported beam test: the specimen is laid horizontally on two supports and struck at the middle. Both methods measure the impact toughness of rigid plastics, but the test geometry differs, and results cannot be interchanged.

The UP-3015 model can support both Izod and Charpy testing by changing fixtures.

A notched specimen is clamped vertically with the notch facing the pendulum striker. Released from a fixed lift angle of 150°, the pendulum strikes the specimen at 3.5 m/s. The absorbed energy is measured automatically and reported as Izod impact strength in kJ/m² in accordance with ISO 180.

• Rigid thermoplastics: PE, PP, ABS, PC, PA (nylon), PVC, PMMA, POM and similar materials.
• Reinforced plastics and composites: reinforced nylon, glass- and carbon-fibre-reinforced materials.
• Thermosetting plastics: brittleness evaluation of phenolic, epoxy and amino moulding compounds.
• Standard specimens machined from plastic pipes, sheets, profiles and injection-moulded parts.
• Reliability assessment of electrical insulating materials, appliance housings, automotive and electronic components.

• Export-grade plywood wooden case for safe shipment.
• 12-month warranty against manufacturing defects.
• Remote online technical support throughout the instrument's service life.
• Complete operation manual provided; remote online training available.
• Different pendulum energy sets are available upon customer request.

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