Dilatometer for measuring metallic samples
A dilatometer for measuring metallic samples. The dilatometer includes a sample holder configured to receive and clamp a sample, an induction coil arranged on the sample, the induction coil configured to heat the sample, and a sensor for measuring the temperature of the sample.
1. A dilatometer for measuring metallic samples, the dilatometer comprising:
a sample holder including two clamping pins, the sample holder configured to receive and clamp a sample in a longitudinal direction between the two clamping pins;
an induction coil arranged on the sample, the induction coil configured to heat the sample;
a sensor for measuring the temperature of the sample; and
an optical measuring device for detecting a change in a length of the sample, wherein a measuring plane of the optical measuring device is oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sample between the two clamping pins, wherein the measuring plane of the optical measuring device is between windings of induction coil.
2. The dilatometer according to claim 1 , wherein the optical measuring device detects a change in length of the sample in a measuring plane of the optical measuring device and the sensor measures the temperature of the sample exactly in a region of the measuring plane.
3. The dilatometer according to claim 1 , wherein the optical measuring device includes a transmitter and a receiver, and the sensor for measuring the temperature is in contact with the sample at a side facing the receiver.
4. The dilatometer according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is formed as a thermocouple that is fixed at a tip to the sample.
5. The dilatometer according to claim 1 , wherein the at induction coil has a gap in a central region and a measuring plane of the optical measuring device is arranged in a region of the gap.
6. The dilatometer according to claim 1 , wherein the sample holder is configured to detect a change in length of the sample in a longitudinal direction.