Testing

Hysteresis Before & After Aging

This test records the continuous force during compression and release of materials of construction.

Hysteresis Before & After Aging

Why this test is needed

 How a support surface deforms under load, and how it pushes back on the body of the occupant identifies “tissue protection.”


How this test is performed

A disk shaped indenter is applied in a continuous loading and unloading to the support surface.