TA Instruments RSA-G2, Manual

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RSA-G2 Getting Started Guide Page 63
Creating a Procedure
The RSA-G2 is capable of performing oscillation and step tests. These tests are organized under the fol -
lowing test types categories. (For detailed information, please consult the help available through TRIOS.)
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Oscillation : In oscillation experiments, the material is subjected to a sinusoidal shear deformation.
The material functions that are obtained are dependent on frequency.
• Step (Transient) : A step test increments to a target value of stress (creep), strain (stress relaxation), or
strain rate, and measures the response as a function of time.
• Other
• Axial : Includes the linear/exponential motion of the stage or constant force on the
sample for compressive or tensile testing on a sample.
• Arbitrary Waveform : Allows defining the strain history used to deform the sample by supplying
one or more analytical equations for strain, as a function of time.
• Temperature Ramp IsoForce
• Temperature Ramp IsoStrain