Detailed specifications for installing laboratory strain gages are compiled into handy reference manual that provides laboratory technicians with ready source of instructions on techniques and procedures for cementing a wide variety of strain gages onto most of the commonly encountered engineering materials

Nichols, D. W.

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December 1970	 Brief 70-10715 
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Strain Gage Installation Manual 
Detailed	 specifications	 for	 installing	 laboratory Note: 
strain gages have been compiled into a handy refer- Requests for further information may be directed 
ence manual, providing laboratory technicians with a 
ready source of instructions on the techniques and
to:
Technology Utilization Officer 
procedures for cementing a wide variety of strain Marshall Space Flight Center 
gages onto most of the commonly encountered engi- Code A&TS-TU 
neering materials. Materials covered include various Huntsville, Alabama 35812 
steels, aluminum, titanium, beryllium, 	 magnesium, Reference: TSP70-10715 
copper, ceramics, plastics, and graphite. 
The manual is presented in two major sections. Patent status: 
The	 first	 gives	 detailed	 instructions	 for	 preparing No patent action is contemplated by NASA. 
surfaces	 of	 the	 various	 materials	 for	 strain	 gage Source: D. W. Nichols of 
installation.	 Specific	 note	 is	 made	 of	 any	 health North American Rockwell, Inc. 
or safety hazards presented by the materials. The under contract to 
second section gives detailed procedures for installing Marshall Space Flight Center 
various types of strain gages using a variety of con- (MFS-18822) 
ventional bonding agents.
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