Description

Choosing the most appropriate jaw type for a tensile grip can be tricky. It is a balance between having sufficient hold of the specimen to prevent it slipping and not having too ‘aggressive’ a hold which damages the specimen.

Below is a simple guide with tips on jaw selection to assist you:

  • blank jaws
    For smooth surfaced materials. Allows user to machine or affix own surface (eg emery paper)
  • pyramid or diamond jaws
    For materials which need a “bite” to secure a good grip (eg soft metals {aluminium, copper, soft steel, paper, and board)
  • rubber jaws
    For fragile samples, which may get weakened by pinching at the contact-edge of the grip. (e.g. thin films, filaments, fibres, and thin aluminium)
  • V jaws
    For round samples where flat jaws do not provide enough surface contact (eg wires, rods, tubes)
  • wave jaws
    For slippy materials which need more surface contact to secure a good grip (eg textiles, fabrics, and tissues)

Specialised jaws

  • line-contact jaws
    For thin materials, requiring a point contact to determine the true gauge length of the specimen between the grips (eg rubber, textiles, or paper). These jaws have a radiused contact face and are supplied with the equivalent rubber coated flat-faced jaw for the opposing jaw surface. Only to be used where specified in international standards. Available for several side-action grips, please contact Mecmesin with your requirements.
Mec9 Aluminium Screw action thin wire grips, pair, with carriers for inset jaws (supplied separately), QC fitting
carrier and jaw options for Mec9 wire filament vice grip
lightweight aluminium pneumatic grip, pair, without jaws, QC fitting
Jaws blank (smooth) without coating, 25 x 25 mm
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