Hi There!
I am a researching working in the mechanical properties of different hydrogels, (kind of jelly) low resistance materials in other words.
As usually there are a lot of options in the market but all of them are extremely expensives, here you can see some to have an idea of what i am talking about ( admet.com/wp-content/uploads … erview.pdf ) I would like to make a mechanical test machine with 2 basic requirements.
-1 I would need to have 1-2 load cells able to read the compression or tension while the sample is being compressed or under traction (there are 10-250 N load cells that could work pretty cheap on the internet)are there this kind of cells in robotshop?
-2 motor that will allow me the compress the sample colecting data of how many milimiters the sample has been compresed. It would be nice if both loading cells and motor are syncroniced to create a graph of the strain Vs compression.
do you have any kit, pieces or advises that could help me to start this ambitious project?
Thank you very much!
Waiting for your help!