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T E C H N I C A L S P O T L I G H T
EVALUATING
TRADEOFFS
IN HIGH-
TEMPERATURE
TESTING
Erik Schwarzkopf
MTS Systems Corp.
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Systems integration expertise
is valuable for innovative high-
temperature testing because it
reduces data variability and allows
for fewer tests in order to achieve
accurate results.
Traditional high-temperature mechanical
test systems with extension rods extended
into a furnace hot zone.