(Zwick Roell AG: Ulm, Germany) -- To further increase the effectiveness and energy efficiency of power stations and turbine technology, systems are operated at ever-greater pressures and temperatures. This subjects the components and materials used to increasingly high mechanical and thermal loads. Creep tests for materials characterization are indispensable in developing new materials resistant to high temperatures. With its Kappa series, Zwick presents two new systems for determining creep and high-temperature behavior.

The design and operation of high-temperature components require material properties that are secured for the long term and are standardized to the test methods and materials specifications ASTME 139, ISO 204, and others.

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