GLEEBLE SYSTEMS COMPARISON CHART

The Gleeble family of systems is growing. Find out which system is the right fit for your engineering challenge.

DSI offers a range of Gleeble models, each of which are flexible and customizable to achieve a wide range of applications.
The chart below lists popular Gleeble systems with key specifications and a comparison of applications and research capabilities.

The guide below is a good place to start, however to identify the best solution for your needs and budget please reach out to one of our system experts today at Info@Gleeble.com to discuss your research needs and model/configuration options.

 

	3800-GTC	3500-GTC	3180-GTC	563	540	525
	Thermal Mechanical Simulator	Thermal Mechanical Simulator	Thermal Mechanical Simulator	Thermal Mechanical Simulator	Welding Simulator	Annealing Simulator
Force
Maximum Compressive Force	20 Metric Tons	10 Metric Tons	8 Metric Tons	3 Metric Tons	3 Metric Tons	--
Maximum Tensile Force	10 Metric Tons	10 Metric Tons	8 Metric Tons	3 Metric Tons	3 Metric Tons	--
Stroke
Maximum Stroke Distance	125 mm	100 mm	100 mm	100 mm	100 mm	50.8 mm
Maximum Stroke Rate	2000 mm/sec	1000 mm/sec	1000 mm/sec	200 mm/sec	200 mm/sec	--
Minimum Stroke Rate	.001 mm/sec	.001 mm/sec	.01 mm/sec	.01 mm/sec	.01 mm/sec	--
Temperature Control*
Maximum Temperature	3,000 °C*	3,000 °C*	1,700 °C	1,700 °C	1,700 °C	1,000 °C
Maximum Heating Rate	10,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	8,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	50 °C/sec
Maximum Quenching Rate*	10,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	10,000 °C/sec	57 °C/sec
Maximum Specimen Size	20 mm dia	20 mm dia	12 mm dia	11 mm sq	11 mm sq	50 x 260  mm
Mobile Conversion Units
Torsion MCU
Hydrawedge MCU
Strip Annealing MCU
High Temp Testing MCU
MAXStrain MCU
LUMET
Applications & Research Areas*
Hot Tensile Testing
Quenching (Water/Air/Gas/Mist)
Cryogenic Quenching
Flow Stress Compression - High Speed
Flow Stress Compression - Low Speed
Plane Strain Compression - High Speed
Plane Strain Compression - Low Speed
Dilatometry - Static Dilatometry
Dilatometry - Deformation Dilatometry
Strain Induced Crack Opening (SICO)
Heat Treating
Melting & Solidification
Welding Studies & Weld HAZ
Nil-Strength
Rolling Simulation
Multi-Axis Forming (Creation of Ultra-fine grains & Nano Materials)
Continuous Casting
Mushy Zone Processing
Forging
Stress Relaxation
Strip Annealing
Extrusion
Torsion Testing
Powder Metallurgy/Sintering
Recrystallization & Grain Growth
Fatigue (Thermal/Thermal-Mechanical)
Friction Stir Welding

* Optional equipment may be required