Item 79-PV0310
Automatic Semi-Circular Bend Tester
- Series
- SCB EmS

The totally new SCB EmS is a fully automatic stand-alone test system.
MeetsASTM D8044 · AASHTO TP124 · EN 12697-44 · EN12697-44
Technical specifications
| Maximum vertical force | 20 kN |
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| Ram travel | 25 mm |
| Minimum testing speed | 0.0001 mm/min |
| Maximum testing speed | 50 mm/min |
| Horizontal clearance | 175 mm |
| Vertical clearance | 440 mm |
| Dimension | 285 x 390 x 810 mm |
| Power | 220–110 V, 50–60 Hz, 1 ph |
| Power consumption | 600 W |
Technical notes
- Weights 40 kg (approx.)
Features
- Time saving with automatic PC control
- Reliable LAN connection to SCB Tester EmS
- Easy to use with a full range of pre-programmed SCB test procedures
- Total standards compliance — fully automatic SCB testing in accordance with the standard testing procedure
- Full test process automation, including slope and energy calculations
- SCB tester EmS is compatible with a range of SCB jigs conforming to the main international standards.
- ASTM/AASHTO SCB jigs are also compatible with IPC Global dynamic UTMs, AMPTs and AsphaltQubes.
- ASTM D8044 — Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Asphalt Mixture Cracking Resistance using the Semi-Circular Bend Test (SCB) at Intermediate Temperatures
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- AASHTO TP124 — Standard Test Method for Determining the Fracture Potential of Asphalt Mixtures Using the Flexibility Index Test (FIT)
- EN 12697-44 — Bituminous mixtures Test Methods for testing crack propagation by semi-circular bending.
- Conforms to Test Methods: EN 12697-44 | ASTM D8044 | AASHTO TP124
- Fully automatic perfect for the most common SCB testing procedures.
- Environmentally friendly and quiet —new Electromechanical Servoactuation (EmS) technology requires no hydraulic jacks or pumps drastically reducing noise levels.
- Lightweight and portable with a small footprint that can easily be accommodated on bench tops even those less than 500 mm deep.
- Highly performance with 20kN capacity and a 25mm displacement transducer.
- Precise, repeatable and accurate test speed control with optimized closed-loop PID control.
- Stand-alone system complete with AutoSCB PC software for remote control loaded with pre-programmed testing procedures.
Required equipment
| — | 79-PV0310 SCB EmS – Electromechanical Servoactuation, automatic Semi-Circular Bend testing machine. Complete with PC software. PC and SCB test jigs not included and |
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| — | SCB jig to ASTM D8044 and AASHTO TP124 Method B |
| 79-PV70150 | Indirect Tensile (IDT) and Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Jig Base |
| 79-PV70155 | Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Top Platen |
| 79-PV70156 | Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Jig Upgrade Kit Option for ASTM D8044 / AASHTO TP124 Method B |
| — | SCB jig to AASHTO TP124 Method A |
| 79-PV70157 | Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Jig Upgrade Kit Option for AASHTO TP124 Method A |
| — | SCB jig to EN 12697-44 |
| 79-PV70119 | Indirect Tensile (IDT) and Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Jig Base |
| 79-PV70130 | Semi-Circular Bend Test Jig for EN12697-44 |
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| — | SCB EmS – Electromechanical Servoactuation, automatic Semi-Circular Bend testing machine. Complete with PC software. PC and SCB test jigs not included and |
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