In situ environmentally-isolated wear tester
| Patent Number: | 10,429,284 |
| Issued: | 10/1/2019 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | The present invention relates to an in situ testing system, which includes a wear tester and an enclosure. The wear tester is configured to apply a normal load, by way of a tip, to a surface of the test sample. Use of an enclosure allows such wear testing to be conducted in a controlled environment. |
| Filed: | 7/25/2017 |
| Application Number: | 15/659,467 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |