Testing machine, fatigue

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0652.001

MANUFACTURER: SONNTAG SCIENTIFIC CORP.
MODEL: SF-2
LOCATION: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 522788
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal casing & working parts

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 63.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 48.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SONNTAG
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Greenwich

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: This machine was used at the NRC building in Ottawa, Ontario. It was most likely used to test material for various experiments.
Function: It was used to test materials for fatigue strength or endurance limit, that is, the maximum stress which can be applied repeatedly without failure.
Technical: Sonntag Scientific Corp. Model SF-2 testing machine. Sonntag was developed in 1940 to test molybdenum-based lubricants. It was formed by Alfred Sonntag, who was a leader in developing techniques for purifying molybdenite into the molybdenum disulfide lubricating powder used today.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Red & silver mfr's plates on machine & engine/ gold & red decal & digital indicator reading 'VEEDER-ROOT INC./ HARTFORD, CONN.'/ '011496' written in marker on machine top/ '7810513' on attached label
Missing: N/A
Finish: Casing painted turquoise
Decoration: N/A

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SONNTAG SCIENTIFIC CORP., Testing machine, fatigue, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1981.0652, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0652.001/

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