Tender for the Supply and Installation of a High Temperature Mechanical Test Machine

Descriptions

This project is funded by the European Structural Investment Funds.The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of a high temperature mechanical test machine. The machine should have capability to carry out a range of tests under uniaxial loading at temperatures of up to 800 degrees Celsius in air. A particular requirement is to perform tests under slow fatigue and dwell fatigue cycles. The baseline cycle is trapezoidal 1-1-1-1 seconds and the dwell cycle is up to 1-3600-1-1 seconds. A machine rated to 100kN equipped with a load cell of 100kN is required.Although the value of this procurement is below the EU Public Procurement Threshold the University has self-imposed a 20 day full open publication of this tender.The budget for this equipment is approximately 45 000 GBP to 50 000 GBP.TO BE DELIVERED BY: the end of August 2018.