INDENTING TYPE MATERIAL TESTING MACHINE, TESTING METHOD, AND TESTING PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20100229637A1
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Original Assignee: Shimidzu Corporation
• Inventors: Maeda, Toyokazu, Konaka, Yasunori
• Granted Patent: US 8,156,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/81
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2203/021 Treatment of the signal; Calibration
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2203/0682 Spatial dimension, e.g. length, area, angle
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 3/42 by performing impressions under a steady load by indentors, e.g. sphere, pyramid G01N3/54 takes precedence

Abstract

An indenter is pressed onto a test piece; a displacement of the indenter is detected; and a testing force applied to the test piece through the indenter is detected. FFT analysis is performed on a displacement detection signal detected in a non-load state to detect a frequency band of noise. Filter characteristics are calculated based on the detected frequency band, and filtering is performed on the displacement detection signal based on the filter characteristics. Physical properties of the test piece are evaluated based upon the displacement detection signal after the filtering and the testing force.

Claims

1. An indenting type material testing machine comprising:

an indenter pressed onto a test piece;

a load device that applies a load to the test piece through the indenter;

a displacement sensor that measures displacement of the indenter;

a calculation device that calculates filter characteristics that remove a turbulence component in a displacement detection signal based on the displacement detection signal obtained from the displacement sensor in a no-load state;

a storage unit that stores the filter characteristics calculated by the calculation device; and

a filtering device that performs filtering to the displacement detection signal based on the filter characteristics stored in the storage device.

2. An indenting type material testing machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a selection member that selects any one of a preparation mode in which the displacement signal is sampled to calculate the filter characteristics and a test mode in which the displacement detection signal is sampled to calculate material evaluation data, wherein

when the preparation mode is selected, the displacement detection signal is sampled, with the indenter being held in a position in a no-load state.

5. An indenting type material testing machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

an arithmetic device that calculates an indentation depth of the indenter-testing force curve based on the detection signal from the displacement sensor having subjected to the filtering process by the filtering device and an indenting force of the indenter by the load device to calculate the hardness of the test piece.

3. An indenting type material testing machine comprising:

an indenter pressed onto a test piece;

a load device that applies a load to the test piece through the indenter;

a displacement sensor that measures displacement of the indenter;

a calculation device that calculates filter characteristics that remove a turbulence component in a displacement detection signal based on the displacement detection signal obtained from the displacement sensor in a loaded state;

a storage unit that stores the filter characteristics calculated by the calculation device; and

a filtering device that performs filtering to the displacement detection signal based on the filter characteristics stored in the storage device.

4. A material testing machine according to claim 3, wherein

the calculation device calculates the filter characteristics based on the displacement detection signal sampled in an initial stage of starting pressing of the indenter;

and

the filtering device performs the filtering process to the displacement detection signal output thereafter according to the filter characteristics.

6. A testing method comprising:

pressing an indenter onto a test piece;

detecting displacement of the indenter;

detecting a testing force applied to the test piece by the indenter;

detecting a frequency band of noise in the detected displacement detection signal of the indenter;

calculating filter characteristics based on the detected frequency band;

filtering the displacement detection signal based on the calculated filter characteristics; and

evaluating physical properties of the test piece based on the displacement detection signal after the filtering and the testing force.

7. A testing method according to claim 6, wherein

the displacement detection signal when the frequency band of the noise is detected is a signal sampled in a no-load state in which the indenter is not in contact with the test piece.

8. A testing method according to claim 6, wherein

the displacement detection signal when the frequency band of the noise is detected is a signal sampled in a loaded state in which the indenter presses the test piece.

9. A program product for testing causing a computer to execute:

a process to press an indenter onto a test piece;

a process to detect displacement of the indenter;

a process to detect a testing force applied to the test piece by the indenter;

a process to detect frequency band of a noise to a detected displacement detection signal of the indenter;

a process to calculate filter characteristics based on the detected frequency band;

a process to perform filtering to the displacement detected signal with the calculated filter characteristics; and

a process to evaluate physical properties of the test piece based on the displacement detection signal after the filtering and the testing force.

10. A material testing machine comprising:

a measurement device that measures frequency characteristics of a turbulence noise superimposed on a detection signal;

an arithmetic device that analyses the frequency characteristics to determine a filter constant;

a filtering device that performs filtering defined by the filter constant; and

an evaluation device that evaluates a material by using the detection signal subjected to the filtering by the filtering device.