Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics.pdf

Attachment 1 – Salient Characteristics

Tensile Tester

20 April 2026

1. DESCRIPTION. The Contractor shall provide all the necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and transportation to provide and install one (1) Tensile Tester. The Contractor is responsible for removing the old tester (Instron 5584) and installing the new tester at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton OH.

2. Characteristics, Scope, and Specs:

The system shall:

• Have a minimum static force capacity of 150 KN;

• Have a load frame of an extra-height configuration with a tall support base and stabilizers to ensure stability and accommodate a wide range of test fixtures and large specimens;

• Be delivered with a static load cell with a capacity of 150 kN;

• Be delivered with a static load cell with a capacity of 50 kN;

• Include a comprehensive software suite for machine control, test method development, data acquisition, analysis, and reporting;

• Include operating software that provides an intuitive, user-friendly interface and allows for the creation and storage of complex, user-defined test methods;

• Include software with a library of standard calculations and allow for the generation of customized test reports;

• Include an onsite crosshead speed of 12”/min and displacement of 105” with a certificate of compliance provided;

• Include a distance of at least 24” between the twin columns of the machine;

• Include a minimum one-year comprehensive system warranty, which must cover all parts, labor, and travel expenses for repairs, as well as two years of priority technical support and access to software updates;

• Include rigging

The vendor shall:

• Provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and transportation to deliver and install one (1) new universal testing machine (tensile tester);

• Remove the existing Instron 5584 tester from its location in the lab in order to place the new machine in its place;

• Ensure that installation is performed by a factory-trained and certified Service Engineer and include a full system introduction and safety overview for up to four (4) designated operators;

• Provide detailed onsite software instruction for up to four operators, to include the development of up to five new or converted test methods based on the user's specific applications;

• Perform onsite integration with a customer-supplied computer, including software installation and verification of stable communication between the computer and the test system;

• Perform an onsite force verification in accordance with ASTM E4 in both tension and compression across the full 0-150 KN range, with a certificate of compliance provided.